Olmert thanks Bush for U.N. resolution

[sabra]

http://www.sacbee.com/24hour/politics/story/3349012p-12330732c.html

Olmert thanks Bush for U.N. resolution

CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert thanked President Bush on Friday for his work on a resolution to stop violence between Israel and Hezbollah, the White House said. It was the first direct talks between the two leaders since the fighting began.

The eight-minute phone call with Bush at his ranch in Texas was initiated by Olmert, said Frederick Jones, spokesman for the National Security Council at the White House.

Olmert endorsed a Mideast cease-fire plan that the United States and France proposed Friday at the United Nations.

"Prime Minister Olmert thanked President Bush for the work he had done on the draft U.N. resolution on the Lebanon crisis," Jones said. "The president expressed his view that the crisis was provoked by Hezbollah with the support of Iran and Syria and that we need to ensure that the reach of the Lebanese government extends throughout the country."

[Oversea Visitor]

1. The more they spin about Iran and Syria support of Hezbollah

The more people all over the world stare at US support to Israel.
Just shut the fuck up and let peace take it course.

This is all so stupid.

[Fridays Child]

2. What color crayon did he use?

[breakaleg]

How kind of Bush to give him a sound-bite instead of just a

simple 'your welcome'. I'm sure he also thanked Bush for giving him this month to vent a little as well.

[DRoseDARs]

3. Pardon the stupid question, but... uh... what exactly did Bush do...

...bring cupcakes? Chips and salsa? :shrug:

[C_U_L8R]

4. I might believe it from the Israelis

but coming from some republican flak...
it's bound to be bullshit.

Spin spin spin

[IndianaGreen]

5. Here is the scandal: today was the first time Bush spoke with Olmert

by phone. Can you imagine a Clinton, or Gore, or Carter, or Kerry, or even a Poppy Bush and a Reagan not calling Israel's PM about this war the moment it started?

[C_U_L8R]

6. what..was he on vacation or something ??

oh nevermind

[Disturbed]

7. Busholini and Israeli PM are both

RW Assholes.

[lutefisk]

8. Well said. It's disgraceful.

It's also more evidence that this whole thing was scripted. Rice was killing time while the script played out. Junior didn't even bother pretending he cared.

[Moderator]

9. K

[kskiska]

10. Bush interrupts vacation to take phone call from Olmert

President George W. Bush finally spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert late Friday, their first contact since the war in Lebanon began.

The president had been criticised for not communicating directly with Olmert during the worst crisis in the Middle East for decades.

Bush is presently on vacation at his ranch in Craford, Texas, his fifty-ninth visit since assuming the presidency.

Friday's telephone call took 8 minutes. Olmert reportedly thanked the president for America's support of Israel and for its efforts at the United Nations. He reminded President Bush the war in Lebanon is part of the war on terror. Bush reportedly recalled that Hezbollah provoked the current conflict with its capture of two soldiers. He also noted Iran and Syria's part in funding Hezbollah, and commented that there is a need for the Lebanon government to exert its authority.

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[ixion]

11. pathetic

every day, this cabal continues to reach new lows.

[jean]

12. * didn't look into his eyes, see his heart and give him a nickname yet?

Shameful.

[radfringe]

17. give him a nickname yet?

YO OL!

[MaineDem]

13. Love the headline

Heads of State are just a distraction from his time off.

Pathetic!

[prole_for_peace]

15. "call disrupts president's 'me' time"

"tell him i'm not here". "mr president he is on the speaker phone". "then tell him i am in the tub with my toys" "mr president he is on the SPEAKER PHONE and can hear you" "well then tell him..."

[prole_for_peace]

14. 8 minutes worth of phone sex

or that what it sounds like. each is stroking the other a lot.

[outofbounds]

16. How many vacations has Bush taken?

Has he even set foot in the white house?

[mcscajun]

18. "Olmert? Put him on the phone."

"Hey, buddy! I'm NEVER too busy for you. What do you need?"

:puke:

[catnhatnh]

19. America-what a country.....

where it is "breaking news" that our self-sacrificing leader took A WHOLE 8 MINUTES away from his vacation over something so petty as a middle east war......

[mcscajun]

21. Yup. You took the words right outta my mouth.

Was gonna go back and edit. No Point now. :)

[leesa]

20. Thanking him for the bombs, no doubt.

[MrCoffee]

22. "Dammit Olmert, I gots brush to clear. You have 8 minutes. Go."

[ima_sinnic]

23. "more bombs? cluster bombs, you say? may I recommend the

wholesale discount pack? just between friends, heh heh."

[JohnnyRingo]

24. I guess it's officially a "working vacation" now

He can write the whole thing off on his taxes.
That's our "CEO" pres.

[Acadia Blue]

25. Oh how sad, he had to interrupt one of his super long vacations to

actually work! Poor old thing!

[louis-t]

26. MSNBC reported that * was "working hard"

For 8 minutes? And he didn't even initiate the call.