U.S. Seeks to Mend Fences with Abdullah

[54anickel]

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=4882862&pageNumber=0

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The White House scrambled on Tuesday to mend diplomatic fences with Jordan's King Abdullah, who abruptly postponed a meeting with President Bush because of concerns over the U.S. stance on the Middle East.

Bush sparked a backlash in the Arab world last week by endorsing Israel's right to hold on to some West Bank settlements on land captured in the 1967 Middle East war. He also said a right of return by Palestinian refugees to Israel was unrealistic.

"We understand that there are some domestic issues involved here and we respect King Abdullah's decision to postpone (the meeting) for a couple of weeks," White House spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters traveling with Bush in New York.

Seeking to stem the dispute with a key Middle East ally, McClellan added that Bush had "made it very clear" that the issues in dispute would be resolved in final status negotiations between the parties.

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[hatrack]

1. And how, I wonder, will they do that?

Inquiring minds will eagerly await more of ChimpCo's patented "diplomacy".

[xultar]

2. GMAFB...

Give Me A Fuckin Break!

:grr::grr::grr::grr::grr::grr::grr::grr::grr::grr::grr::grr::grr::grr:

[qanda]

3. Bush's diplomacy: Using a can of lysol

To cover up him pissin' on the world.

[54anickel]

5. Shrub - I gotta a diploma, see? As he holds up his honorary grade

school certificate in reading for the goat story.

[fob]

6. Don't forget the bic lighter!!

nt

[anarchy1999]

4. Can anybody say "Too Little, Too Late"?

I'm thrilled that Blair did not stick with Georgie on this one.

PNAC plan coming right along, isn't it?

Just check out all the "dual" citizenships of all the people connected to PNAC and then wonder what is really going on.

I really do not think as a country, we will make it whole, to Election Day.

[burythehatchet]

7. I love it when a white house spokesman says that bush*

"made it perfectly clear"

that's too funny