No cease fire but Rice to lay out diplomatic solution. HUH?

[dajoki]

CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/21/mideast.diplomacy.ap/

Rice, Bush plan Mideast crisis talks with Saudis
Secretary of State to lay out strategy

Friday, July 21, 2006; Posted: 12:58 p.m. EDT (16:58 GMT)

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will lay out U.S. plans for Mideast strategy on Friday.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will lay out U.S. plans Friday for a diplomatic solution to the Israeli-Hezbollah fighting, and she and President Bush will meet with Saudi Arabian officials Sunday to discuss it.

Rice departs later Sunday for the Mideast, and will carry the U.S. strategy for ending the 10-day-old warfare and establishing stability in southern Lebanon, a senior administration official said.

The secretary was expected to detail her itinerary and agenda in Washington later Friday, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because Rice had not yet made her plans public.

Announcing plans for the weekend meeting Bush and Rice will have with the Saudis, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said, "This is part of the president's broader diplomatic outreach on the developing situation in the Middle East."

Talking to reporters aboard Air Force One as Bush was en route to an appearance in Colorado, Perino said the aim was "to provide the president and Dr. Rice a chance to continue to strategize with a key partner in the region on a diplomatic solution that will address the root causes of violence and terror in the region."

Bush and Rice are to meet with Saudi Foreign Minister Saudi al-Faisal and Prince Bandar bin Sultan, chief of the Saudi National Security Council.

The plans emerged following two days of meetings in New York with United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and envoys he sent to the region this week.

U.N. wants immediate cease-fire; U.S. doesn't
Although Annan called Thursday for an immediate cease-fire, that is opposed by the United States. The Bush administration says the United States and the U.N. agree on the wider diplomatic goals for the region.

[dipsydoodle]

1. wider diplomatic goals for the region ?

will that include cessation of arms supplies by the USA to Israel ?

[dajoki]

2. Yeah, that's a good one n/t

[Supersedeas]

7. a very broad "war-like" meaning of diplomatic

[acmejack]

3. Fulfillment of the engagement of hostilities with Iran.

That is the Neocon's goal in the area. The ChickenHawks feel the need to sacrifice a few thousand more of our children on the altar of their delusionality. God help us all, we need to save our Children but I suppose instead we will all stay at home and watch TV. Priorities!

I guess it is like Bill Cosby once pointed out, you can always make more just like the ones W takes away and kills on the sands of the Middle East. In fact, soon it will be all you can afford to do for entertainment.

[madrchsod]

4. bush and rice are to meet with their boss...

i`m really feeling better now that the saudi`s are back in charge of bush,god knows karl can`t control him anymore

[dajoki]

5. My sentiments, exactly n/t

[ShortnFiery]

6. The Saudis' may be the only Arab Nation in * camp ...

Massive Demonstrations have broken out in Jordan, Syria and Iran (I know Persian not Arab). Two UAE trucks laden down with humanitarian supplies was blown to smithereens by Israel. AND - Turkey is massing on the border ready to commence invading northern Iraq. :(

Saudi Arabia may be the ONLY "moderate" Arab State with BushCo. They won't act alone.

We are all in a World of Shit. :cry:

[ShockediSay]

8. What a line of crap.

[Classified_Machine]

9. Who backs the ceasefire?

"U.N. wants immediate cease-fire; U.S. doesn't
Although Annan called Thursday for an immediate cease-fire, that is opposed by the United States. The Bush administration says the United States and the U.N. agree on the wider diplomatic goals for the region"

What a load of....

http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article1188896.ece?service=imagePopUp&field=&version=a&pageNumber=1

The headline above, says it all.

[dajoki]

10. US and the U.N. agree on the wider diplomatic goals

yeah, as long as it's what * wants.