Lebanese Prime Minister Asks U.S. Help

Associated Press ^ | Aug 23, 9:37 AM (ET) | AP

[callthemlikeyouseethem]

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora urged the United States on Wednesday to help end Israel's sea and air blockade, and said his country was making "every effort" to secure its borders.

"The United States can support us in putting real pressure on Israel to lift the siege," the Western-backed Saniora told reporters.

His government has called the blockade a violation of the U.N.-brokered cease-fire, and has asked the international community to intervene.

Lebanon's leading An-Nahar newspaper reported that Saniora had spoken with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to enlist their help.

[callthemlikeyouseethem]

Don't they have all the support they need and want? the support of Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria, Iran, and the "moderate" muslims in the region should be enough...IMVHO...

[LtKerst]

urged the United States on Wednesday to help

We are helping.....By letting Israel defend itself.

[Little Ray]

Sure. We'll help.
Just as soon as Lebanon
1. Returns the two kidnapped Israeil soldiers, alive and well.
2. Sends Israel Nasrallah's head in a block of lucite.
3. Disarms Hezbollah.

Then we'll be glad help.

[reagandemo]

Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora said "I did not mean all the bad hurtful things I said about you wonderful people. Hey I was just kidding. Also, how many billions of dollars can you spare to help us out?"

[shankbear]

We need to target this assweasel also.

[joe fonebone]

Who the hell are we to demand that any country secure it's borders when we refuse to secure ours?

[reagandemo]

Ding, Dig, Ding! Bet post of today.

[reagandemo]

Sorry "Best post of today". Not enough coffee yet.

[sgtbono2002]

HMMM. The rearmament supplies of Hezballah must be getting slowed up.

[roses of sharon]

You mean the "great" Hezbollah cannot help?

Go to hell Saniora, you have chosen sides.

[thoughtomator]

Granted our borders are not secure, but that is a failure of will, not ability. We have no Hezbollah or equivalent thereof causing war with our neighbors, and thus the border-security comparison is a poor argument.

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[Jaded]

They are begging the "great satan"? That's too funny.

[karnage]

#3 is the only one truly the responsibility of the Lebanese gubmint.

[El Gato]

Don't call us, we'll call you.

If you do call, "the check is in the mail"

(Unfortunately, it is)

[tessalu]

Lebanon has not yet learned it's lesson. Lebanon will have to run it's own country will. Hezbollah has been running the country, and other minorities have no say. Muslims have taken over Lebanon.

[tessalu]

Lebanon is begging for some more bombing. I have no sympathy for Signori, for I have seen and heard too much evil from him. He is not a fit leader of Lebanon. Lebanon deserves a better man.

[postaldave]

i second that.

[M. Espinola]

Saniora is a joke. The Hezzies are in the Lebanon government thus funding any nation send in will, one way or the other reach the Islamic serial killers.

For the next counter jihadist phase against both Hizballah and Hamas, Israel requires far better leadership then that Olmert.

[GSlob]

He should be told where to go and what to do, both on his way and once there.