Bush welcomes UN MidEast resolution

Reuters - washingtonpost. ^ | August 12, 2006 | Reuters

[ImpBill]

President Bush welcomed a U.N. resolution on Saturday aimed at stopping the fighting between Israel and Hizbollah, saying the guerrilla group and its sponsors Iran and Syria had brought an "unwanted" war to the region.

The fighting continued on Saturday, with the Israeli army saying it had started broadening its ground offensive in southern Lebanon.

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Yea and that's why he put John Bolton in there ... get real

You ever hear of L.O.S.T.? If not, Bolton, Bush and Condi are perfectly comfortable giving the UN control of 70% of the Earth's surface.

[ImpBill]

Oh to be sure, I am talking about "our" President, but in no way restricting my words and thoughts to him only.

[Mo1]

You are full of it

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Speaking of which, before I became a Phillies fan, I'd get my wife to tie me up and flog me with a knotted rope. Now I just watch the Phillies.

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hahahaha What a come back. Prove my statement wrong. We'll see who's full of it then. I dare you to prove me wrong.

[ImpBill]

Oh I do believe GW has more than a clue over the nature of "our" (western civilizations) enemy. I just think possibly "political considerations" have robbed him of the cajones to do what will inevitably have to be done if "we" (in western civilization) are to prevail.

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BTW, maybe you should change your tag line. :-)

[ImpBill]

Glad you feel that way and posted your thoughts in a cogent and amiable fashion.

We more than likely have more in common than not, but I have an entirely different take on this. But perhaps I am, due to age and past experiences, a bit jaded.

I, personally don't give a hoot about how "we look" and deeply believe that "we" have been squandering in many ways the chance to take this conflict of civilizations directly to our enemies directly by following the Military ancient and in recent histories ignorance of the "principle of mass".

If you are at all interested in the "principle of mass" as taught at the Army War College for many decades now you may read about them at the following link.

http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~madsb/home/war/fm1005/principles.php.

As in a "war" I participated in 30 plus years ago, we seem to apply them for a while and then back down.

What a waste of time and resources putting off the inevitable is and always has been.

[ImpBill]

LOL. Thanks. Repeat this from time to time, as I continue to respond to comments on this thread. It really helps in keeping all things in perspective.

[jamese777]

The ceasefire scorecard: Condi: on board; Bolton: on board; Bush: On Board; Chirac: On Board; Annan: On Board; UN Security Council: On Board; Hezbollah's Nazrallah: On Board;
Lebanese Prime Minister Saniora: On board; and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert: On board.

[Cobra64]

Speaking of which, before I became a Phillies fan, I'd get my wife to tie me up and flog me with a knotted rope. Now I just watch the Phillies.

[Mo1]

maybe you need to buy a clue

[ImpBill]

Again I ask you in open forum, after a private response to restore this thread to it's original form. My post was not taken from the Washington Post, doesn't even have the same title. It was taken from Yahoo with the title as given and not the title "Bush phones Siniora on UN resolution" which the link you edited into my post carries one to.

Follow the link here http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060812/pl_nm/mideast_un_bush_dc_1and you will see it is not even the same article.

Is your job to protect Jim Robinson and Free Republic or to keep the thread as pro Bush/GOP as you can. Keeping folks from reading the news as found and posted?

It more than likely doesn't matter now as the thread is dead more than likely because you made the changes you did, to infer that it came from the Washington Post.

Sad day all around to include the free and open discussion here on Free Republic, even when done so in accordance to the rules Jim, so wisely, made after his problems with the Times and Post.

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hahahaha---gotcha

[racing fan]

The long lasting peace that Condi wanted.

[Cobra64]

The ceasefire scorecard: Condi: on board; Bolton: on board; Bush: On Board; Chirac: On Board; Annan: On Board; UN Security Council: On Board; Hezbollah's Nazrallah: On Board; Lebanese Prime Minister Saniora: On board; and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert: On board.

So what's your point? Get back to us in a few months.

[FightThePower!]

Bush is a buffoon. It is most clear to me now that this "War On Terror" is a total joke. Our best friend in the Middle East is fighting against a terrorist group that has killed hundreds of our own troops. Bush sends his Secretary of State in to save Hezbollah from destruction?

[Sidebar Moderator]

Then you should have posted that link instead of leaving it blank

[B.O. Plenty]

You are probably right...but whether he doesn't know, or just doesn't have the political cajones will result in the same thing....which is getting a lot of us killed.

There is something about great power that I clearly do not understand...and just what it is that would keep a powerful man from doing what he know is the right thing to do.

I just pray that when the car bombs start going off here, it is not at our table....but if it is....we'll never know, will we?

[ImpBill]

Nope