Bush Orders Humanitarian Aid to Lebanon - Opposes an Immediate Cease-Fire

[Kadie]

Bush Orders Humanitarian Aid to Lebanon
By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer

Monday, July 24, 2006


(07-24) 10:45 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) --


President Bush has ordered helicopters and ships to Lebanon to provide humanitarian aid, but he still opposes an immediate cease-fire that could give relief from a 13-day-old Israeli bombing campaign.

Announcing the assistance program, White House press secretary Tony Snow said Monday there was no reason to believe an immediate cease-fire would stop violence in the Mideast and said instead the world should confront the destabilizing force of Hezbollah and its practice of using the Lebanese people as "human shields."

Israel's bombardment has demolished Lebanon's infrastructure and killed hundreds. It began after Hezbollah captured two Israeli soldiers.

"At the order of the president, humanitarian supplies will start arriving in Lebanon tomorrow by helicopter and by ship," Snow announced at the White House. "We are working with Israel and Lebanon to open up humanitarian corridors."

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[electron_blue]

1. And new missiles to Israel....

[bdamomma]

17. with our names on it made in USA

sickening truly sickening, we are a terrorist state.

[babylonsister]

2. He's partially to blame for not supporting a cease fire; is the

humanitarian aid to assuage his guilt?

[Mandate My Ass]

5. Nah, it's just a PR move

He suffers no guilt. He's the giggling murderer.

[maxrandb]

7. Na! The aid is being provided by Haliburton and KBR

The military industrial complex is raking in money on both ends. Sell weapons and bombs to Israel - sell humanitarian aid to the Lebanese. Great time to have stock in Haliburton, wouldn't you say so Dick?

[Turbineguy]

3. Sounds like George is confused

imagine that!

[juajen]

4. I believe that info is incorrect

I read somewhere on DU (people, help this old lady out) that Israel had first kidnapped a doctor and his family (?), and this is when Hezbollah kidnapped the soldier.

If this info is correct, we should be shouting it to the rooftops.

[mom cat]

9. You are correct about the doctor and his brother. Although

Lebanon has given assurances that the two soldiers are unharmed, Isreal has given no word as to the fate of the doctor and his brother.

[KittyWampus]

14. I'm stilll waiting for a report about that supposed doctor and son. Only

Chomsky has mentioned this. How is he, a non-journalist, privy to that information when absolutely no other source is?

[mom cat]

18. Chomsky is very careful about his sources, more so than much of the MSM.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

6. Bandaids for the casualties to come without a cease-fire.

How noble of him. A true humanitarian.

[rodeodance]

8. HE 'orders" umm..

[bigtree]

10. so late that it appears that US waited for damage to be inflicted

How will they deal with the masses who are fleeing to Syria?

[mom cat]

11. It is ok to bomb those children. They are not snowflakes!

[berni_mccoy]

12. "Come out and get this aid all you Lebanese..."(boom)

"Woops, didn't mean to drop bombs on you while you were getting the aid."

Is Bush really that dumb?

[KittyWampus]

13. Humanitarian Supplies= Abstinence Pamphlets

maybe even Bibles.

[jonnyblitz]

20. I laughed at your comments but you never really know.

I wouldn't put it past them to send those things you mention.

[yellowcanine]

15. What are they going to do, push the aid out of the back of a transport

plane? Like they did in Afghanistan?

[malaise]

16. I'd refuse any humanitarian aid

from a person who provided the weapons to kill my people. Fugg Bush.

[Ms. Clio]

19. gonna help Lebanon like he helped the folks of New Orleans?

well, they're fucked twice.

[ecstatic]

21. the HYPOCRISY is mind boggling!!! nt

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