US to Israel: No financial aid for war (JPost)

JPost ^ | August 22, 2006 | Herb Keinon

[SeaBiscuit]

Bush Urges Rapid Lebanon Deployment, Pledges More Aid (Update3)

By Roger Runningen and Judy Mathewson

"Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush urged rapid deployment of a United Nations force to ensure stability in Lebanon and said the U.S. will increase aid to the war-torn nation to more than $230 million.

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Bush said the additional financial aid he announced today is meant to help the Lebanese rebuild their homes, bridges, roads and schools.

``Our nation is wasting no time in helping the people of Lebanon,'' he said. Bush also said today he hopes Hezbollah will disarm ``over time.''

Bush said the U.S. will also send a cleanup team to help with a war-related oil spill polluting the Lebanese coast..."

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aIjZG2y.3gbw&refer=us

[Convert from ECUSA]

[notigar]

well, given that they are public funds, they will have to go public with it one way or another.

[mcshot]

It's like were in the target building business.

I say Lebanon be given what it deserves - more bombs from ahigh.

[DoughtyOne]

Yep, and there will be a multinational force on the border too.

Thanks for the help, although it's evident you're the one that seems to need it.

[DoughtyOne]

I wonder how many schools Israel took out during this campaign.

[DoughtyOne]

That would be nice.

[DoughtyOne]

I can't be sure of much of anything concerning our relations with Israel except that we say we're still a big supporter of that nation.

The ceasefire arrangement was shameful IMO. We asked Israel to cease it's actions against Hezbollah even though it's well known that the training camps in the Bekkah Valley were not taken out.

The talk about the ceasefire was that a multi-nation taskforce of around 15 thousand would enter Southern Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah and institute a buffer. Now we find out that nobody is going to disarm Hezbollah, and the international forces are at present, non-existant.

The Lebanese army is to a certain degree infiltrated with Hezbollah sympathetic individuals. It's not going to be disarming Hezbollah, and if Hezbollah wants to institute hostilities, it's not going to stop them.

We signed on to this. You'll have to pardon me if I find that shameful. It causes me to question just how much support we're going to give Israel. I am not at all sure Israel is going to get rebuilding funds.

We announced Lebanon would get them right away.

While you may be right, I had to develop a wait and see attitude after the ceasefire agreement. I thought the U.S. was a stronger ally of Israel than that. It's made me question where our leaders are headed from here with regard to Israel.

We've been hit pretty hard by European opinion regarding Israel. I hope that isn't going to result in a moderation of our long standing support of Israel. That ceasefire made it look that way.

I don't think this is knee-jerk at all, but you're welcome to frame it that way if you like.

Later...

[familyop]

"Total PR. Iz will get their money. This is short term Arab butt kissing by State."

Yeah, it's not like our leaders plan it much in advance or give support to other terrorist organizations.

President Bush Calls for New Palestinian Leadership
The Rose Garden
June 24, 2002
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/06/20020624-3.html
"The United States, the international donor community and the World Bank stand ready to work with Palestinians on a major project of economic reform and development. The United States, the EU, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund are willing to oversee reforms in Palestinian finances, encouraging transparency and independent auditing."

Quartet Joint Statement
Summary
July 16, 2002: Text of a joint statement issued by the "Quartet" (United Nations, Russian Federation, the United States and the European Union) following their meeting in New York
[Document behind the link.]
http://europa-eu-un.org/articles/sk/article_1489_sk.htm
"The new international Task Force on Reform, which is comprised of representatives of the U.S., EU, UN Secretary General, Russia, Japan, Norway, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, and which works under the auspices of the Quartet, will strive to develop and implement a comprehensive action plan for reform."

Rice: Israel Must Withdraw from More than Gaza and Samaria
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1333354/posts
February 1, 2005

Bush and Sharon disagree over Israel's future
Wednesday June 27, 2001
http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,513410,00.html

...and not that such plans are made by a few elite volks who know better than the rest of us.

Most Americans Support Right of Jews to Live and Build in Judea-Samaria
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/927783/posts
June 10, 2003
"By a margin of nearly five to one, Americans oppose the Bush administration's demand to halt all further Jewish construction in Judea-Samaria (the West Bank) and Gaza . . . The poll, carried out by John McLaughlin & Associates, surveyed a scientific sample of 1,000 American adults on May 21, 2003.

2004 Republican Party Platform (see "Road Map")

[LeoWindhorse]

I believe you are correct . I stand corrected ( in thought)
Thank you