Congressional leaders met over breakfast with President Bush (news - web sites) on Thursday and declared their support of the White House mission in the Middle East, though Democrats said they need to be consulted more often about the crisis. "Americans support Israel, realize Israel is involved in a fight against terrorism and we will always be there for Israel, but we also have to be a force for peace," House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt, D-Mo., said after the session. "To do that, we've got to be together with the administration ... to try to get this done and that...
