Rice vows hard work on arranging Gaza cease-fire

[babylonsister]

Hmmm, laugh or cry?


Rice vows hard work on arranging Gaza cease-fire

By BEN FELLER
Associated Press Writer


WASHINGTON (AP) -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accused the militant Hamas organization of holding the people of Gaza hostage Friday and said the United States continues to seek a "durable and sustainable" cease-fire.

Speaking to reporters in the White House driveway after a meeting with President George W. Bush, Rice also said that the United States remains "very concerned about the situation there and is working very hard with our partners around the world."

But she reiterated the Bush administration argument that any cease-fire in fighting that is now into its seventh day must hinge on the willingness of Hamas to stop firing rockets into Israel. Rice also said she has no current plans to travel to the region.

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[bdamomma]

1. working hard to handover the situation over to the next administration.

[spanone]

2. where have you been for 8 years, ms rice? most ineffective SOS EVER

[dipsydoodle]

3. What's she gonna do ?

Sit on Olmert's lap and shimmy ?

[babylonsister]

4. Nope, she's not even going there. She'll work hard from...somewhere,

doing what is anyone's guess.

I guess she still thinks we're all stupid and not focused on what's not being done, or said.

[rurallib]

5. There are some great deals on shoes after this Christmas and

due to the crappy economy. She can hardly pass up deals like that.

[Beausoleil]

6. "partners around the world"???

Israel and Iraq? That'll work. :sarcasm:

And how's this for circular logic:

"any cease-fire in fighting ... must hinge on the willingness of Hamas to stop firing rockets". In other words, cease firing.

Yeah, lotsa "hard work".

[AtomicKitten]

7. IMO BushCo tacitly gave Israel the green light to go nuts over the next 18 days

and Rice is doing her farewell dance in the end zone.