Rice to present U.S. peace plan

[sabra]

http://www.nola.com/newsflash/washington/index.ssf?/base/politics-10/115348427876580.xml&storylist=washington

Rice to present U.S. peace plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice will lay out U.S. plans for a diplomatic solution to the Israeli-Hezbollah fighting Friday, an administration official says.

The Bush administration is working hard to end violence in the Mideast and criticism of its measured response is coming from people who want "egg-timer diplomacy," the chief White House spokesman said Friday.

"Nobody has been more active than we have," said Tony Snow, defending administration policy amid continuing U.S. opposition to a quick cease-fire without built-in steps for longer-term stability in both Israel and Lebanon.

Making the rounds of the morning network news shows a day after Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice went to the United Nations to confer with counterparts, Snow said most of the peacemaking efforts have been behind the scenes.

[rodeodance]

1. Tony is in the same bubble as the Adm. is. What a job Tony!

[European Socialist]

2. Get out the checkbook.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. Don't tell me, let me guess: "War is peace." n/t

[grahamhgreen]

16. "peace is as bad as war"

Found this on a conservo blog - they actually have rephrased that...

July 18, 2006
All We Are Saying is Give War a Chance

Peace in our time? Clinton did it. How'd that work out?

The worst case scenario is to establish a quick peace before Hezbollah is seriously degraded. The best case scenario is to let the Israelis wipe out a significant part of Hezbollah’s power and only THEN install a UN peace keeping force with robust rules of engagement. Bush is being smart. Ten years ago in a similar situation President Clinton won a cease-fire deal that ended the fighting. It was "peace in our time" - evidence that premature peace is as bad as war.

<http://www.watchblog.com/republicans/archives/003982.html>

[Ian David]

4. Is it called, "The Cut The Shit" Doctrine?

See... y'all just gotta get on the blower and say, "Stop the shit."

[geomon666]

5. Ah go to hell you sick bastards.

You had Lebanon begging this chimp to stop the violence last week. You people are sick disgusting pigs.

[bluedog]

6. as bush goes to speak to military men

then a fund raiser.....and who wastes more of our money?

why are we paying for his campaign stops?.......when the government didn't want to get our people out of Lebanon.because of the expense?

[5X]

7. Behind the scenes backrubs, massages, head polishing. n/t

[hadrons]

9. can you imagine Rice giving some behind the scenes hand-jobs

Ron Jeremy couldn't get it up looking at that mug

[robbob]

17. "I'm crushing your head..."

eom

[MorningGlow]

8. "U.S. peace plan"?

Ummm...oxymoron much?

:eyes:

[Mandate My Ass]

10. Yes, it's state dept title is "kill kill kill kill and kill some more"

[MrPrax]

11. Nothing about the

occupied territories? This all started over Gaza...maybe this was the whole purpose of killing children in Lebanon; to distract from the re-occupation of Gaza which is the key of course.

[Supersedeas]

18. how many 24hr 'news' broadcasters are distinguishing Gaza from Lebanon

Just call it 'terrorist' gumbo and leave it at the Mr. and Mrs. Professional journalist

[kurth]

12. It's full of shit, as usual

[Zorra]

13. "....Rice will lay out U.S. plans for a diplomatic solution..."

That phrase would be hilarious if it didn't mean the possible eventual destruction of half the planet.

[daleo]

14. We heard the same lies after Katrina

"Nobody has been more active than we have..."

[uppityperson]

15. "Nobody has been more active than we have," is true though

bike rides, fishing, cutting brush...