US withdraws Mideast resolution at UN

[brooklynite]

Source: AP

UNITED NATIONS - In an about face, the United States on Friday withdrew a U.N. resolution endorsing this week's agreement by Israeli and Palestinian leaders to try to reach a Mideast peace settlement by the end of 2008, apparently after Israel objected.


Deputy Ambassador Alejandro Wolff informed the Security Council that the United States was pulling the resolution from consideration less than 24 hours after Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad had introduced it and welcomed the "very positive" response from council members.

Khalilzad had said he needed to consult with the Israelis and Palestinians overnight on the text of the resolution to ensure it was what they wanted.

Well-informed diplomats said Israel, a close U.S. ally, did not want a resolution, which would bring the Security Council into the fledgling negeotiations with the Palestinians. The diplomats spoke on condition of anonymity because the discussions were private.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071130/ap_on_re_mi_ea/un_mideast

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Well, that peace process didn't last long...

[LakeSamish706]

1. So now whats our Commander-In-Chief going to use for his legacy? n/t

[bahrbearian]

15. $100 a barrel Oil,,its good for some people.

[lovuian]

2. Annapolis was a total failure

its embarassing

[TwilightGardener]

3. Now known as the "Wait...Never Mind--Peace is Stupid" Resolution.

[OregonBlue]

4. Rich!!

[Tempest]

5. It would have been just another U.N. resolution

Israel would have violated anyway.

[Supersedeas]

6. in the aftermath of Media cheerleading for Condi, will they mention this?

[gratuitous]

7. It's Friday news dump time!

Gee, all those "just you wait" columns from earlier this week, warning us skeptics about what could possibly, just maybe happen out of a one-day "summit," would appear to have been once again totally wrong.

Oh well, on to the next "legacy" photo op. Let's see if this one makes a damn bit of difference.

[Warren Stupidity]

8. "Confederacy of Dunces" or "Ship of Fools" or "Planet Moran"?

We have met the idiots and they are us.

[HuffleClaw]

9. bwahahahahaha

so the 'peace conference' WAS a photo op and nothing more.


if the palestinians had protested anyone suppose it would have been withdrawn?

[Usrename]

11. Well, that would have been news (if the Palestinians protested).

On every channel every minute of every day.

[rockybelt]

10. After Israel objected.

Who the hell is running this country, Israel or W.....Oh, never mind!

[Bigmack]

12. This is all because we're so dependent...

..on Israeli oil!

Oh... wait.... never mind!

Seriously, do the Israelis have embarrassing pics of Dumbya, or what?

[cliss]

13. I just got done reading this

on Yahoo news. Look at this quote:

"Two U.S. officials, who on condition of anonymity described Rice's decision to withdraw the draft document, said there were several concerns about the resolution, including the failure to consult the Israelis and Palestinians on the language and the possibility that some on the Security Council might try to add anti-Israeli language to it."

translation: it was nothing but a stupid photo-op. The Clowns in Washington decided to go one further and put it in WRITING. Big mistake. Notice: Israel & Palestine put a quick kabosh to that little Vanity Stupidity Scheme. Stupid clowns.


Now, here is where they put the Lipstick on the Pig:

"We have looked at this and, at the end of the day, the secretary believes that the positive results of Annapolis speak for themselves and there is really no reason to gild the lily," spokesman Sean McCormack said. "I am not sure that we saw the need to add anything else to the conversation. Sometimes, the results and the event speak for themselves."

translation: we are complete idiots and we just went too far by trying to rescue Bush's failed presidency. We thought it would be more solid if we got it on paper. But NOBODY really wanted it. Stupid us & stupid Bush for making such a big show over nothing.

[fascisthunter]

14. Face It. This Government is Run By Those Who Want War

peace is so..... so unprofitable to the criminals who continuously benefit from war.