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DogPoundPup (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Jan-04-09 02:49 PM
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Gaza crisis forces Rice to cancel China trip
Source: Yahoo / AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has canceled a planned trip to China this week to deal with Israel's military offensive in Gaza, the State Department said Sunday.

"Due to events in the Middle East, Secretary Rice will not be able to travel to Beijing, China, as she had expected," State Department spokesman Fred Lash said in a statement.

He said Rice's deputy John Negroponte will travel instead to Beijing on Wednesday for what was scheduled to be her final trip as secretary of state, to mark 30 years of Sino-US diplomatic relations.

With Israel launching a ground attack on Hamas-held Gaza, the State Department says it is working toward a ceasefire but does not want a "status quo ante" in which the Palestinian group can fire rockets at Israel.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090104/wl_asia_afp/chinau...
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   Hasn't she got enough  edwardlindy   Jan-04-09 02:54 PM   #1 
   She decided she needed more shoes  Pharaoh   Jan-04-09 03:01 PM   #2 
   There were only 400 dead the other day when she said she would nt be returning  higher class   Jan-04-09 03:19 PM   #3 
   shouldn't she be at State cleaning out her desk? she's only got 16 days left n/t  AZDemDist6   Jan-04-09 03:22 PM   #4 
   Condolezza is an ineffective gadfly . Save us from her traveling  lumpy   Jan-04-09 03:23 PM   #5 
   Why the hell was she going to China? She should be home, busy packing.  lamp_shade   Jan-04-09 03:32 PM   #6 
   She Hasn't Accomplished Anything Positive In 4 Years...  rcsl1998   Jan-04-09 04:10 PM   #7 
   I can't wait till she's gone. She's WORTHLESS!  Joanne98   Jan-04-09 04:13 PM   #8 
   Worthless is good.  Turbineguy   Jan-04-09 04:25 PM   #9 
   I would submit that she is less than worthless  Thor_MN   Jan-05-09 08:34 AM   #11 
   "A crisis near my client's oilfields? I'll be right there!" nt  onehandle   Jan-04-09 04:35 PM   #10 
   What in hell was she going to do in China in the last couple of weeks of Bushco?  No Elephants   Jan-05-09 03:41 PM   #12 
 
dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Jan-04-09 02:54 PM
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1. Hasn't she got enough
crockery yet ? :shrug:
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Pharaoh Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Sun Jan-04-09 03:01 PM
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2. She decided she needed more shoes
So she can't be bothered by Gaza either.

And Bush decides to go to "the ranch" on vacation............How typical.
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peacetalksforall Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Jan-04-09 03:19 PM
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3. There were only 400 dead the other day when she said she would nt be returning
to the ME. So we're at 500 and she decided to cancel China. How nice of you, Mz Rice.
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Sun Jan-04-09 03:22 PM
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4. shouldn't she be at State cleaning out her desk? she's only got 16 days left n/t
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lumpy (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Jan-04-09 03:23 PM
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5. Condolezza is an ineffective gadfly . Save us from her traveling
expenses.
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lamp_shade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Sun Jan-04-09 03:32 PM
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6. Why the hell was she going to China? She should be home, busy packing.
Edited on Sun Jan-04-09 03:32 PM by lamp_shade
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rcsl1998 (501 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Jan-04-09 04:10 PM
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7. She Hasn't Accomplished Anything Positive In 4 Years...
...she's not going to start now!
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Joanne98 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Jan-04-09 04:13 PM
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8. I can't wait till she's gone. She's WORTHLESS!
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Turbineguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Jan-04-09 04:25 PM
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9. Worthless is good.
I wish all Bush admin members were merely worthless.
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Thor_MN (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Jan-05-09 08:34 AM
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11. I would submit that she is less than worthless
When something is actually costing you money and it returns you no value whatsoever, it has negative worth. I believe that Ms. Rice fits into that category.
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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Jan-04-09 04:35 PM
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10. "A crisis near my client's oilfields? I'll be right there!" nt
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Jan-05-09 03:41 PM
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12. What in hell was she going to do in China in the last couple of weeks of Bushco?
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