Didn’t the White HOuse dictate to Israel how this whole fiasco would go down?
There was some pressure on Israel to go with popular international opinions.
Rice Calls for Israeli Restraint
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1665489/posts
US Supplies Fatah With Arms, Rice Decries “Occupation”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1718348/posts
US pressure prompts delay of [Israel’s] offensive (”We do not want escalations” - White House)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1680983/posts
Israel Asks U.S. to Ship Rockets With Wide Blast-State Department seeks to delay supply
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1681771/posts
U.S. Directs Criticism at Israel
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1680666/posts
Vatican Condemns Israel for Attacks on Lebanon
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1665678/posts