Lebanese PM: Bush promised he would pressure Israel to stop attack

[ECH1969]

Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora spoke with US President George Bush, and said he received a commitment from him to pressure Israel to end its attacks on Lebanon.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3275586,00.html

[MidwestTransplant]

1. Simple...the President doesn't make policy

[whistle]

2. Wow, and this guy believed George Duyba Bush? Sheeeate!

[Tempest]

4. P.T. Barnum was right

There's a sucker born every minute.

[Kikosexy2]

15. Bush: "Come on now...

stop it boys...stop bombing Lesbians...I, I mean Lebanesians, I, I mean Lebanese...oh forgettaboutit"...

[Tempest]

3. Doesn't Sinora pay attention to the news?

Bush is a miserable failure.

Bush failed to act on 9/11.

Bush failed to act during Katrina.

Etc.

Siniora is going to be sorely disappointed if he is relying on Bush to say anything to Israel.

[FreeStateDemocrat]

5. NYT: Lebanon Seeks Ceasefire but Bush Refuses to Press Israel

By HASSAN M. FATTAH and STEVEN ERLANGER 54 minutes ago
Israeli warplanes hit areas in Beirut’s suburbs that are linked to the militant group Hezbollah, cut a main highway to Damascus, and struck power plants and a Palestinian training camp near the Syrian border.

snip

Mr. Bush “believes the Israelis have the right to protect themselves, and that in doing so they should limit as much as possible so-called collateral damage, not only to facilities but also to human lives,’’ Mr. Snow said, according to Reuters. But “the president is not going to make military decisions for Israel,’’ Mr. Snow was quoted as saying.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/14/world/middleeast/14cnd-mideast.html?hp&ex=1152936000&en=ac99a2f0e35e3f53&ei=5094&partner=homepage

[rodeodance]

6. an earlier article said the WH would not comment on this discussion.

[Roland99]

7. 10 DAYS into his pResidency he WITHDREW from the Mideast peace process.

*10 DAYS* after taking the oath.

[allemand]

8. A promise by G.W. Bush. Expect many more civilian casualties in Lebanon.

:( :cry:

[sabra]

9. Bush rejects Lebanese leader's call for cease-fire

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1150886000739&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Bush rejects Lebanese leader's call for cease-fire


US President George W. Bush rejected Lebanon's calls for a cease-fire in escalating Mideast violence on Friday, saying only that Israel should try to limit civilian casualties as it steps up attacks on its neighbor.

"The president is not going to make military decisions for Israel," White House spokesman Tony Snow said.

Lebanon's prime minister asked Bush during a phone call Friday to pressure Israel for a cease-fire. But Bush, speaking to Prime Minister Fuad Saniora while flying from Germany to Russia, said Israelis have a right to protect themselves.

"We think it's important that, in doing that, they try to limit as much as possible the so-called collateral damage, not only on civilians but also on human lives," Snow said.

[Roland99]

11. Bush CUTS AND RUNS from diplomacy! He CUT AND RUN in 2001 and

he's CUTTING AND RUNNING now.

[redqueen]

14. With nearly every action, it seems he is TRYING to make things worse!

*sigh*

[kskiska]

10. You mean like he told Al Gore in the debate…

in the event of an energy crisis he'd make a phone call and tell the mideast oil guys to turn the spigot on?

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

12. If It Weren't Tragic, This Would Be Frickin' Hilarious!

King george tells Lebanese Prime Minister that he'll put pressure on Israel to end attacks.

NEWS FLASH: 10 Minutes later, georgie changes mind, realizes he has no control over Israel, and wants them to keep bombing anyways. Says Lebanese PM is delusional and needs psychiatric help.

[Amonester]

13. King George W. Bush is a FLIP-FLOPPER

What part of the word flip-flopper the bushbots don't understand?

10 minutes!!

[C_U_L8R]

16. Why on earth would he believe

that George Bush is an honest man....
that's just crazy that's what that is