Rice to Israel: ‘Show Restraint’

Arutz 7 ^ | June 29, 2006 | Staff

[Nachum]

(IsraelNN.com) United States Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice joined the G8 industrialized nations group in calling for restraint by IDF forces that entered Gaza to rescue a soldier who was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on Sunday.

Rice added that diplomatic officials continue to work toward obtaining the release of 19-year-old Corporal Gilad Shalit, who was taken hostage during the raid on an IDF outpost near the Kerem Shalom border crossing. Two soldiers were killed and four others wounded in the attack.

Shalit’s whereabouts are unknown and his captors refuse to return him.

[Nachum]

Israel to Rice: "You first."

[guitar4jesus]

"Rice to Israel: ‘Show Restraint’"

Here we go . . .

[BenLurkin]

I wish for once our State Department would say to Israel: "Do what you have to do -- we've got your back."

[zarf]

Condi can go suck an egg. Show restraint...HA HA HA.

[Ron in Acreage]

Israel to Rice:
You fight your way, we'll fight ours.
With both hands.

[Shaun_MD]

I love Condi but sometimes she just annoys the hell out of me.

[IrishMike]

I like Israels method of operation.

[Mr. Mojo]

Hey, she's stealing Kofi's lines.

[The Blitherer]

I wonder what Bush's reply would have been if Israel had told us to "show restraint" after 9/11?

[The Iceman Cometh]

Maybe Rice means something like: instead of shooting a terrorist 20 times, show a little restraint and only shoot them 17 times.

[GSlob]

It is extremely easy to show restraint, and does not cost anything: one could be spreading salt on those flayed alive, but a properly restrained person would abstain from doing so [not to be taken too literally, but as an example]. Any action is always restrained, because without that restraint one could be doing much more [or much worse]. It is all a matter of presentation.

[verity]

That is probably the back channel message.

[b4its2late]

Though I like Condi, they'll probably, in so many words, tell her to stuff it, as they should.

[Buck W.]

Gaza is not uninhabitable yet. Israel is showing restraint.

[b4its2late]

And I guess I'm assuming she means it. It's hopefully said with tongue in cheek.....

[Jack Hammer]

Israel to Condi: "YOU show restraint if you enjoy that sort of thing; WE kick butt and take names."

[alloysteel]

The restraint is:

Do not use nukes.

But that still leaves a lot of latitude for the Israelis.

Well, maybe not putting heads on pikes.

[Logical me]

Rice, I usually agree with you, but would you please mind you're own business. Stay out of Israel's. They are doing what they have to, to survive in this world. Get it!!!!!!

[GulfWar1Vet]

Now that the teen was murdered by the Palis, Israel should go ahead and just wipe out the Palis out, no restraint.

Rice, honey, I love ya, but you got your priorties mixed up. Israel has the full right to do what needs to be done and they will do it, regardless of the U.S.'s approval or not.

Go Israel..blow the MFS out of them!

[C210N]

The Israelis are showing tremendous restraint by not summarily killing the 80+ Hamas politicians (as was done to the 18 yo hitchhiker).