Breaking: Rice to return to D.C.

[susu369]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060730/ap_on_go_pr_wh/rice&printer=1;_ylt=AtHFg8CpXXoW6WRl42V_HSgGw_IE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-

Rice to return to D.C., bypassing Beirut By KATHERINE SHRADER, Associated Press Writer

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is abruptly breaking off her diplomatic mission in the Mideast and returning to Washington after Israel's deadly attack on a Lebanese village, a U.S. official said Sunday. Rice, who planned to head back to the United States on Monday morning, had hoped to leave the region after concrete progress on ending the fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah militia in southern Lebanon. But her work was hampered severely by Israel's missile strike early Sunday that killed more than 50 people, including many children.

The U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity about the diplomatic situation, said Rice would work from Washington on a U.N. Security Council resolution to end the crisis.

--snip--
"We are also pushing for an urgent end to the current hostilities, but the views of the parties on how to achieve this are different," Rice said.

Olmert expressed "great sorrow" for the airstrikes but blamed Hezbollah guerrillas for using the area to launch rockets at Israel.

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Ms. Vulcaness tucks tail and runs....

[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. what is this "urgent end" shit?

How is a normal end any different from an urgent one?
And does she forget that she and Boy George have the absolute power to stop Israel? Just cut off their funds and their arms.

[Cha]

37. They look totally impotent..

which in a way they are.

[Subdivisions]

117. The United States is in a war against...

...terror. Hezbollah are terrorists and they started it. Israel has joined the war on terror. Of course the US will drag feet on a cease fire.

Can't you just see the conspiracy and intrigue as if it were all part of a suspense movie? Read between the lines.

[Totally Committed]

2. So, why isn't this being called

"Cutting and Running"????

Just asking.

TC

[madrchsod]

9. its not "cutting and running"

it`s called "get the fuck out of here"! the usa has become unwelcomed in the entire world and we have two more years of this.

[confludemocrat]

80. Surely more than 2 more years of this, Dems have been silent

signifying their lack of courage and willingness to seek anything outside of the "box" that box being unconditional support for anything Israel does and fear of even suggesting that Hamas or Hezbollah be negotiated with. Things will change there and our standing will change when and if US becomes an honest broker.

[jayctravis]

89. Girl aint no fool.

UN peacekeepers weren't impervious to bombs, so neither is she.

[ananda]

3. ugghh

BushRice are some piece of work, eh...

Wouldn't you think that an attack that kills 50 children would be even more of a reason to go to Beirut and broker an immediate cease fire?

Sue

[IndianaGreen]

5. All Bush has to do is call Olmert on the phone and the bombing will stop

The US can also stop arms and jet fuel shipments to Israel if Olmert does not comply with a request for a ceasefire.

Hard for Bush to ask for a ceasefire when he approved of the bombing of Lebanon in the first place.

[Missy M]

10. You are so right, all of this would stop with just a phone call...

from Bush to Olmert. This is another case of Bush, Rice and company putting on a dramatic show when all that is needed is a phone call. They obviously don't want to make the call so the carnage will continue.

[Olney Blue]

6. I heard that Beirut told her not to come- is this true?

[RagAss]

8. CNN reported that....

[alcibiades_mystery]

13. She is persona non grata in Beirut

They won't even meet with her until she stops acting as an agent for the Israeli government. The US is not seen as an honest broker, and quite rightly.

We are in a situation in which the Secretary of State is persona non grata in Lebanon. Heckuva job, Condi!

[Olney Blue]

15. So much for "Piano Diplomacy"

[Marie26]

26. We don't want one. nt

[madrchsod]

4. the whole world knows she lies

the whole world knows bush lies

which nation will take our place in the world theater because of bush?

[Botany]

7. She even lied about this:

<Infuriated Lebanese officials said they had asked Rice to postpone the visit after Israel's
missile strike. But Rice said she called Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora to say she
would postpone the trip, and that she had work to do in Jerusalem to end the fighting.>

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060730/ap_on_re_mi_ea/lebanon_israel;_ylt=AjV3ygfz5RaChI7vG.FiSEus0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--

Kinda like when you dumping somebody and then they say, "No I dumped you."

Guess that cease fire that bush & Rice rejected 2 weeks ago looks good right now.

[rodeodance]

We have made Hezbollah the new hero of the ME.

[54anickel]

27. Yup. See he really IS a uniter. n/t

[alcibiades_mystery]

11. Remember Blair saying she "must succeed"

She has now failed twice, and is no longer welcome in Lebanon. Repeat: the Secretary of State of the United States of America is not welcome in Lebanon; the Lebanese government essentially told her to beat sand. This is an astounding development.

So, we go from Blair saying that she MUST succeed in her efforts, to Rice not even being entertained by one of the parties involved. Can Rice be any more of a failure?

In her duties as National Security Advisor, she allows one of the most devastating attacks on US soil.
In her duties as Secretary of State, she becomes persona non grata in Lebanon.

She is incompetent, and would be fired immediately by any sane administration.

[DoYouEverWonder]

14. Wow, returning to DC immediately

with her tail tucked firmly between her legs.

Can we fire her yet?

[femrap]

82. This is exactly what the neocons want to do....

maybe they'll appoint someone like Bolton to be Sec'y of State. Don't for a second think that Cheney wants someone to handle this conflict with words instead of weapons. This cabal is full of murderous sadists...with big Napoleon Complexes. Cheney is 5'8" and Rummy 5'6".

[struggle4progress]

83. Minute Rice: diplomacy for presidents with very short attention spans

[Olney Blue]

17. Ah, the one damning caveat: "any sane administration"

[Botany]

19. Don't forget as national security advisor she:

1. Failed to follow up Sandy Berger's warning about bin Laden
and al Qaeda in January of 01. He tried telling her for over an hour.

2. She also oversaw part of the wildly wrong ( I prefer fabricated )
documentation about Iraq's WMDs & threat to the U.S. prior to this
stupid war.

3. On 9/11 she was to give a talk about the need for a "star wars"
missile shield.

[Boneman]

23. Exactly!!!!!!! She is a bigger piece of crap than Bush himself!.......nft

dddd

[Olney Blue]

25. Good points.

[Botany]

28. Did I ever tell you that you are my Fav?

Don't tell the others.

Where in God's green earth did we get these clueless, greedy,
heartless bastards, who can look you right in the face (bush can't)
and just lie?

It is as if they want death, war, and environmental destruction.

And now Condi has been told to stay out of Lebanon by it's P.M.

[Olney Blue]

29. They lie, lie, lie, lie. Then they lie about the lies. They are liars.

It's all about the money and greed. Compassionate conservatism- one of the biggest lies.

I am furious this morning, but its nice to know I'm your FAV :pals:

[newspeak]

90. well, yeah, they probably do want death and destruction

that's how their buds make the big bucks!! And, there are some in this administration with an authoritarian streak with visions of world domination. When we heard Cheney was building a bunker, maybe we should of seen the writing on the wall. The only thing I'll regret if all hell breaks loose, is not that the strongest will survive, but the cockroaches!!!!;)

[CTyankee]

81. I don't think I've witnessed such a thing in my entire 66 years

I've seen a lot of international horrors but I have NEVER seen a U.S. Secretary of State told not to visit by an ally of the U.S. until now.

This is truly the worst administration ever in our country.

[IDemo]

12. CNN poll currently showing 10 out of 11 feel she should stay home

Will Condoleezza Rice's second trip to the Mideast be a success?

Yes 9% 3802 votes

No 91% 38657 votes

[rodeodance]

16. She has to consult with hub......

[napi21]

18. Ahh yes, yet another failure!

Shrub and his incompetent admin should be getting used ot it by now, don't ya think?

[against all enemies]

20. W must be picking his fantasy football team. Needs her help.

[xchrom]

21. she is as good at her job as bush is at his.

[Boneman]

22. Rice set up Lebanon for the attack in Qana. She is working for the

Israelis. The pause created by her visit was a ruse. Either that or she too was tricked by the Israelis.

[Marie26]

24. They kicked her out

Good. She was apparantly going to go to Beirut before she was "disinvited" by the Lebanese government. They know she has no interest in actually obtaining an immediate cease-fire, and are denying her the PR benefit of faked press conferences. We're on Israel's side here & should stop pretending that we really care about Lebanon's concerns.

[patrice]

30. What part of "Fuck you! What are you going to do about it." do we

not get?

[rooboy]

31. Hurry! The "DC Shoes Monster Shoe Sale" ends Sunday!!!! n/t

[0007]

32. Does this mean Laura will have to have to the hotel again?

[TrueFunkSoldier]

33. The connies want her gone!

Maybe the connies will do these Neocons in for good. Even they want her GONE from the administration, saying that she is incompetent. DUH!!!! You dumb asses! We tried you tell you that we is incompetent, but nooooo...you wanted to use a black woman as window dressing, who's only versed in Soviet relations, and has very little professional experience in anything else...

She and her 'husb' need to go somewhere and stay there!

[lanlady]

34. so ends the failed mission

of a failed Secretary of State of a miserable failure of an Adminstration. Heckuva job, Condi.

Between Putin publicly giving Dubya the smackdown and now Condi finding the door to Beirut slammed in her face, I'd say the entire world is groaning at the epic incompetence of it all.

[Marie26]

35. Not with a bang but a whimper.

It's incredible that we've reached the point where the US Sec. of State isn't even allowed to visit. Any influence we might've had in the Middle East is just gone.

[CountAllVotes]

36. well look at the bright side!

No Condi '08! :D

:kick:

[Journeyman]

42. Thank you. . .

for finding the silver lining in the dark cloud of this morning. . .

[CountAllVotes]

44. eh, we must!

I'm glad she was told to stay the hell away. No one likes her here nor there, nor everywhere! lol!!! :)

:kick:

[54anickel]

38. Lebanon's PM thanks Hizbollah for its 'sacrifices'

So much for that plan where the people of Lebanon would turn against Hezbollah.

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1044557

BEIRUT: Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora thanked Hizbollah on Sunday for its "sacrifices" in its war against Israel.

"We are in a strong position and I thank the Sayyed for his efforts," Siniora said when asked about a Saturday statement by Hizbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah calling on the government to take advantage of Hizbollah's steadfastness against Israeli military might.

snip>

Siniora, a member of Lebanon's anti-Syrian coalition, has often been at odds with the Syrian-backed Hizbollah but the 19-day-old conflict appears to have brought the two sides closer together.

bit more...


So begins Act II

[bemildred]

41. Nice cartoon. I was thinking that. nt

[susu369]

39. Adjusting tinfoil

does Ms. Vulcaness know of pending plans and is getting the hell out of the dangerous area?

:tinfoilhat:

[Gully Foyle]

40. Um

If you replace the R with an L you get Lice returns to DC. An m gives you Mice.
Seems all three fall into the vermin category.

[AngryOldDem]

43. I think our silence on this autrocity speaks volumes

Has anyone else heard yet any comment from the U.S. about this? This should be the definining moment in U.S.-Israeli relations, in my uneducated opinion.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

45. even worse, condi was not silent:

"I urge restraint, and Israel is entitled to defend itself."
and
we have always been searching for an urgent peace."
and
H'zbullah are terrorists and America does not negotiate with terrorists"
and
"we never imagined that a lack of a temporary peace last week would lead to death this week."

[AngryOldDem]

46. Yep. I found her comments this week beyond disgusting.

The first step toward ANY solution is a cease-fire. Barring that, the whole region is fucked.

As I said, at least for me, THIS is the defining diplomatic moment between the U.S. and Israel. But I don't think we'll hear any criticism any time soon. Last I heard, the U.S. is still singing the "caution and restraint" aria.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

47. I think this is a cliff of sorts.

Despite MSM and Cable efforts to promote the israeli lies about the murder of 37 kids, most of america is pissed as hell. They can sense that Israel is fucking up WITH US approval.

Unfortuunately, both sides of the aisle have been bought, paid for and totally subjugated by AIPAC and other pro-Israel lobby groups. The chance of Congress reflecting the will of the people, AND for them to stand up to israel and say "STOP. NOW!" are as good as my chances to win the lotto.

This will not change until we change our congress. And during that time, the rest of the missle east will suffer the hubris, incompetance, and worse of Israeli policies joined at the hip with a neocon administration.

[struggle4progress]

86. Yes, this is really grim news. W&co have botched things very badly.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

87. but we could expect little better from them, no?

the past miserable 6 yrs have showed us their true colors. And it is a deep shade of black. like their souls.

[struggle4progress]

88. From them? No, we can't expect any better from them.

It's up to us to limit the damage they do and to show them the door ASAP ...

<edit: clarity>

[rusty charly]

48. Failure, Condi Heads Home

Stymied in her diplomatic mission and rocked by an Israeli bombing gone awry, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice consulted Israelis in a tense atmosphere Sunday and planned to head home Monday.

Rice had hoped to leave the region after concrete progress on ending the fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah militia in southern Lebanon. But her work was hampered severely by Israel's missile strike early Sunday that killed more than 50 people, including many children.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060730/ap_on_go_pr_wh/rice

[patrice]

49. Pathetic little miss goody two-shoes. n/t

[ChairmanAgnostic]

50. Condi "Prada" Rice.

the diplomatic face of America.

who ever would have thought that?

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

56. And a lovely face it is...

[saigon68]

77. The face that would stop the hands of time

[patrice]

60. She's a dilettante.

a lightweight
a dabbler
superficial
a phony

She wreaks of it. The whole world can tell.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

66. the perfect word. Absolutely on target nt

[EFerrari]

76. You mean, Chevron, right?

:shrug:

[The Deacon]

51. What Was Condi's Dissertation at U of Denver, Anyway?

"The Role of Designer Outfits in Global Diplomacy"?

[Cocoa]

52. a setback for Bush's "stop this shit" policy

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-hipp/stop-this-shit_b_25442.html

[DesertRat]

57. Good one

"Watch me, I'll stop this shit." Love the way he stuffed food into his mouth first. :thumbsup:

[ginnyinWI]

64. I was on vacation and missed that story

I've heard bits and pieces--he said s*** on-mike, but what else was it all about? Could you fill me in please? (I'll brace myself!) Thanks!

[jaxx]

53. The neo-cons are quiet........their leaders failed.

And after bashing the UN all week long, they suddenly see another corner turned by the adm.

<snip> A U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity about the diplomatic situation, said Rice would work from Washington to complete a U.N. Security Council resolution to end the crisis.


Now we'll hear how they think this should stop.........too bad it took 34 more kids being killed to get their attention.

[rusty charly]

54. interesting how they use the UN

when they need it- and trash it when they don't.

[jaxx]

62. It's their dog to kick around when they are left with egg on their faces.

[Baselinereality]

65. Failure??? Man, Are WE Freakin' Asleep at The Wheel Or WHAT.

It's a bit too soon to be referring to the neo-cons as failures, my friend. As we speak they're attempting to goose Israel to invade Syria.

The Bush Administration WANTS THIS THING TO ESCALATE!! And, guess what? IT IS.

They do not see their intractability as a part of the problem. They see themselves as the last line protecting society from the chaos and destruction of so-called terrorists. They see war as the answer.

Didn't ANYONE hear Condi talk about "birth pangs" of a "new Middle East" and how we would "prevail?"

That is the rhetoric of a greater conflagration, not the concillatory language of someone who is ready to compromise.

And I have seen no evidence that anybody or any country or any international body, can stop the neo-cons from continuing on their regional war-making path.

I sure wish we would wake up.

They are not going to let 30 dead kids stop them.

[walkon]

74. I Agree.

[Warren Stupidity]

75. Exactly.

The game is in play. They are going to get their war on and this is how they are going to do it. Everyone here needs to WAKE THE FUCK UP.

[Baselinereality]

78. I Just Wish A National Figure Would Raise Their Voice...

Who is going to speak out against the neo-con's designs, that's what I want to know. Everywhere I turn I see Hillary Clinton-types or Joe Lieberman-types defending the policies that America is implementing in the Middle East.

I actually find myself missing Jimmy Carter these days. Where the hell has he been? Probably building a house somewhere in Beirut...

How can we ramp up to such a bloodthirsty state in just five years? Is this what the outrage of 9/11/01 has wrought? When are we going to become exhausted by our rage?

[Ezlivin]

55. She got to play the piano, didn't she?

Plus she got to eat some delicious Lebanese food.

Don't fret over Condi. I'm sure that Bush will comfort her in his special "hands-on" way.

[patrice]

61. He'll have to explain touching Merkel first!

[Ezlivin]

67. Add Merkel to the mix and you've got a high-powered menage et trois

of unimaginable weirdness.

[patrice]

69. EEEeeeeeewwwwwwwww!!!

:puke:

But then, I guess I DID ask for it . . . .

[badgerpup]

84. Probably get a Freedom Medal, too.

Isn't that SOP for major screw-ups and failures in this administration?

[theanarch]

58. why is this a failure?

seems that Condi's mission was to get Hezbollah to commit suicide, and if they refused, to insure the process was dragged out long enough for Israel to continue its offensive for as long as they wished. Sounds like "mission accomplished" to me.

[saigon68]

59. FIGHT THE RICH NOT THEIR WARS

THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING

[Baselinereality]

63. I Hope She At Least Brings Back Some Great Hummus

[Champion Jack]

68. Cut 'N' Run Condi

[stevedeshazer]

73. Excellent meme.

Aside from that, this whole subject leaves me speechless.

:(

[Metta]

70. Just part of the dog and pony show that they trot out as diplomacy.

It's abundantly clear the * admin doesn't care about saving lives only about getting themselves ahead. They truly betray human incarnation.

[warrens]

71. Man, did she get dissed

She was meeting with the Israelis even as the missiles were launched. It will be interesting to see how these guys react to having someone lie right to their faces. They thought they were the only ones who could do that.

[AngryOldDem]

72. At least give her credit for knowing when to leave

Not that she was of much use over there, anyway.

A cease-fire is the only logical first step here. I found it very sad that everyone had all these grandiose plans for bringing peace to the region this past week, but yet nobody could agree that the first, logical step would be a cease-fire.

[tavalon]

79. Is it a surprise visit?

That seems to be this administration's MO.

edited for lost question mark.

[Massachusetts]

85. "Rice is abruptly breaking off her diplomatic mission "

after forgetting about a previous engagement, an impromptu piano duet with Billy Joel at the WH Palace for the chimp.

[Name removed]

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[uppityperson]

92. Rice breaks off Mideast trip, heads to D.C.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14101886/

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is abruptly breaking off her diplomatic mission in the Mideast and returning to Washington after Israel’s deadly attack on a Lebanese village, a U.S. official said Sunday.

Rice, who planned to head back to the United States on Monday morning, had hoped to leave the region after concrete progress on ending the fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah militia in southern Lebanon. But her work was hampered severely by Israel’s missile strike early Sunday that killed more than 50 people, including many children.

The U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity about the diplomatic situation, said Rice would work from Washington on a U.N. Security Council resolution to end the crisis. ...
(clip)

...“Emotions are understandably running high on all sides,” she said.

Re-edited to add that acording to most other media reports, Lebanon told her to not come. MSM at its best, spin spin spin.

[Tom Joad]

93. May we suggest she return to hell, where she and her cohorts came

from?

[MADem]

94. They told her not to come to Lebanon, apparently

Likely unable to guarantee her safety. OR...they wanted her to think that.

If the militia took her out, it would be WW3. Plain and simple.

[OwnedByFerrets]

99. You're right,

if shitheads mistress was taken out by a rocket, we would retaliate with a nuclear strike. No if, ands or buts.:mad:

[liberal N proud]

95. Is this after what was reported on the morning talk shows and news?

They were reporting this AM that she would be staying behind to do everything she could to help the situation. We all know that the only help she would provide would be to throw gasoline on the fire.

My point here is, if this is a change from this morning, then to me it looks like they made that statement this AM just to get the headlines for the Sunday morning news, then the real Kindasleazy shows herself and heads somewhere to buy some shoes.

[april]

96. our great leader

well geo is at a tee ball game making his stupid speech...just like 9/11

[havocmom]

97. Prehaps the sound of distant explosions ended her campaign

for 08?

[salin]

98. odd, earlier I read that it was Lebanon that canceled the trip,

this title makes it sound like the decision not to go to Lebanon was Rice's decision.

[MADem]

100. You got it right. The government of Lebanon was afraid that Hizb'Allah

would try to kill her.

[alcibiades_mystery]

118. LOL

Where do you GET this stuff???

:rofl:

Hilarious. If I didn't know you were serious, I'd think it was exquisite comedy.

[NYC]

101. The radio said it was Lebanon's decision.

WINS, this morning.

[salin]

103. guess the media is now trying to polish up Condi's retreat to dc

rather than facing the reality of a seriously deteriorating situation... it has to be painted as if she is acting decively... quickly and defininitively returning to DC to work on the problem.

Media. Whitewashing. Enabling the weak admin. Once. Again.

[Monkeyman]

104. Fox News did all ready

[Cronus Protagonist]

106. "Cut And Run Condi" should be the headline in tomorrows newspapers

Of course, it won't be....



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[NYC]

110. Did you read Paul Krugman's "Reign of Error"

in the NYT on Friday?

In more words, he said what you said:

"Media. Whitewashing. Enabling the weak admin. Once. Again."

[salin]

111. I hate NYT select.

Can't read it regularly enough to justify paying for it. Rarely am somewhere where I can pick up a hard copy. I really miss Krugman. He is brilliant.

[NYC]

112. Someone with a subscription to select

printed it out for me. I also hate select.

[MissWaverly]

102. so the only country she visited was Israel

sounds like real diplomacy to me!

[confludemocrat]

105. This lame Condi failure marks a kind of diplomatic stock market crash

A shaky, flimsy and thoroughly corrupt house of cards has collapsed
And so continues the downward course of American "prestige" and status in the world, this was like a marked by this ignominous tail-between the legs retreat by this thoroughly hateful, incompetent figure, revealing the internal contradictions and depravity of her and he bosses worldview.

[bronxiteforever]

109. sad but true

[0rganism]

107. Well, at least Condi was able to find some common ground with the Lebanese

They agreed that she wouldn't go to Beirut.

[bemildred]

108. Arutz Sheva says Ms Rice was "very angry" when she left. nt

[Canuckistanian]

113. Cut 'n Run, Cut 'n Run

No better way to get "perspective" than half a world away, sipping cocktails on the balcony, eh?

[Auntie Bush]

114. Why doesn't she just stay there instead of commuting back and forth

from the middle east to DC. I guess she is scared and would miss her "husband".

[Name removed]

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[hatrack]

116. Michael Brown is available, isn't he?

I mean, he couldn't fuck it up any worse than these clowns? And given his accomplishments not quite a year ago down south, at least he's an honest failure.

[Joe Bacon]

119. Vanilla Rice should resign.

Totally incompetent idiot in way over her head. If she had any honor she would have resigned.

Rice Rice Baby Must Go...Vanilla Rice Rice Baby Must Go!