McClatchy: Rice hopes to enlist neighbors to stop Iraq from fracturing

[babylonsister]

Trouble in river city? Too bad they don't have a 'real' diplomat who could accomplish something. I think Condi's 'use by' date has been done used up. :crazy:

http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/news/nation/17163613.htm

Rice hopes to enlist neighbors to stop Iraq from fracturing
By Warren P. Strobel
McClatchy Newspapers

WASHINGTON - With sectarian violence in Iraq raging unabated despite the U.S. troop surge, and with a political donnybrook at home over funding the war, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew to the Middle East Tuesday to enlist the help of Iraq's neighbors in preventing the country from fracturing.

Senior envoys from Iran and Syria, long-time adversaries that the Bush administration until now has held at arms' length, are among those attending Rice's two-and-a-half days of meetings in the Egyptian seaside resort of Sharm el Sheik.

Rice urged Iran to take part, underscoring how urgently the White House is seeking help from other Middle East nations to stabilize Iraq.

But the diplomatic parley may yield few concrete accomplishments, according to outside analysts and even some Bush administration officials.

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[Hand]

1. Sure thing, Condi...

We'll get right on it. :sarcasm: