We are united in our determination to achieve the release of the Israeli soldiers. Syria has a special responsibility to use its influence to support a positive outcome. All sides must act with restraint to resolve this incident peacefully and to protect innocent life and civilian infrastructure.
OK, I know that Rice is not her own boss, that she merely carries out policies determined by her boss - OUR employee - but this is too much. Since when are we united with Koffing Anus about anything? Couldn't Condi have stated things a bit differently?
And just WHAT restraint, Secretary Rice, would your boss show in similar circumstances? Not much, as shown by prior actions - correct actions, I might add. So then why does Israel have to show restraint?
Or does "restraint" simply mean "don't level Damascus yet?" I know that this is NOT what was meant, but Condi, how else do you make Syria shoulder its responsibility for this barbarism?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Our SoS cannot speak to appeal to everyone all the time. She has to keep in mind who is her audience? Is Hez. or Hamas the audiance? I think the answer is NO, because if they were, then she would have to use a different tone. You don't release a statement that is directed at everyone in the world. It it directed at certain people and is worded appropriatley. What if.... one of our allies hears Dr. Rice say something like, "Isreal has US backing to completely level Damascus, and Tehran and anyone else they want to in retaliation for the kidnappings", Our allies would be wondering what the hell? Yeah it might scare the heck out of the Islamocrapheads, but would that really achieve anything? No, because unless it was really done, i.e. wiping these muslim crapheads off the face of the planet, they would only see it as weak of the US to say such things, without being really "series".... So in other words, she has to tone down her statement to appease allies and cannot call for more violence, even if she knows that is what is needed to end this.