http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/13/mideast.response/index.htmlCNN) -- The United States on Thursday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding Israel halt its attacks in Gaza.
The proposal also demanded that Palestinian militants release the Israeli soldier abducted June 25 in a raid in Israel and stop launching rockets at Israel from Gaza. In addition, it called on Israel to release Palestinian government officials and lawmakers it took into custody after the soldier's abduction.
John Bolton, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said that "in light of the fluid events on the ground," the United States believed the Qatar-sponsored resolution was untimely and out of date, and would have helped inflame passions in the Middle East.
The vote was 10 nations for, (apparently) just the US against and 4 sat this one out. Wonder how that ass Bolton reconciles this with his concept that the UN doesn't do anything?
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