US Vetoes World Calls for Middle East Ceasefire- Twice

[Camp_Democracy]

U.S. Vetoes U.N. Condemnation of Israel, Demanding Ceasefire in Gaza
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/14/AR2006071400201.html

UNITED NATIONS -- The United States blocked an Arab-backed resolution Thursday that would have demanded Israel halt its military offensive in the Gaza Strip, the first U.N. Security Council veto in nearly two years.

The draft, sponsored by Qatar on behalf of other Arab nations, accused Israel of a "disproportionate use of force" that endangered Palestinian civilians, and demanded Israel withdraw its troops from Gaza.

The United States was alone in voting against the resolution. Ten of the 15 Security Council nations voted in favor, while Britain, Denmark, Peru and Slovakia abstained.

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UN team in Lebanon calls for ceasefire
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?col=§ion=middleeast&xfile=data/middleeast/2006/July/middleeast_July306.xml

BEIRUT - A UN team entrusted to negotiate a truce between Israel and Hezbollah called on Sunday for an end to hostilities, the protection of civilians and the release of Israeli soldiers captured by the Lebanese Shia militant group.

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US vetoes UN ceasefire call (Lebanon)
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,19806745-23109,00.html
US against the World, two solo votes in three days... even our old ally Great Britain can't vote with us- why not?

[sam sarrha]

1. there is lots of money to be made in war.. i smell a no bid contract for

Halliburton, and big profits for Cheney and Bu$h's

[CuteNFuzzy]

4. Hey it's only Lebanese kids that are being murdered

No big deal! (in the view of the right-wing psychopaths in this administration)

[JackNewtown]

2. The US position on this was right IMO

However, is it in our national interest to veto anything Israel doesn't like? It doesn't help us win "hearts and minds" among Muslims, that's for sure. We can't even abstain for resolutions. We must veto.

[Camp_Democracy]

3. The US has vetoed every UN resolution about Israel

which is what has enabled the hostilities to continued to increase over the years...

[liberalpragmatist]

5. To be fair, a lot of anti-Israel UN resolutions...

Really ARE grandstanding on the part of the Arab states that blame Israel for everything. But you're right that U.S. shouldn't block every one of them. In some cases, it should perhaps call for modifications if the resolution is too strident, but condemn nonetheless.