Posted on 07/16/2008 6:23:04 PM PDT by silent_jonny
President Bush met with President Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso, a small country located in western Africa. The two leaders are united against the corrupt “government” of Zimbabwe. (Transcript)
President Bush: We deeply care about the plight of the citizens of Zimbabwe. And we hope there's a peaceful resolution soon. I told the President, in the meantime our government is looking at, you know, sanctions beyond that which would have been levied out of the U.N. Security Council.*
* Last week Russia and China vetoed a U.S.-sponsored Security Council resolution that would have imposed an arms embargo on Zimbabwe and sanctioned President Robert Mugabe and his top advisers for rigging the country's presidential elections. (Source)
On a much lighter note, President & Mrs. Bush welcomed Little Leaguers from all over the country to the White House this afternoon for the All-Star Tee Ball Game on the South Lawn. (Transcript)
President Bush: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this historic occasion … We've got 50 players from 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, who have come to show off their great baseball skills. And we're excited you're here. We welcome you, we welcome your families.
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and JCOS Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen held a news conference today at the Pentagon.
Afterwards, Secretary Gates welcomed Czech Defense Minister Vlasta Parkanova and Australia’s Defense Minister Joel Fitzgibbon to the Pentagon.
Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island
Wonder what that big blue mattress-shaped building is? LOL
LOL! It does look like a mattress!
Someone said it’s the pool.
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