Middle East Roundup

posted by The Vidiot @ 11:30 PM Permalink

Saudis Ask Bush to Intervene in Mideast

Saudi Arabia asked President Bush on Sunday to intervene in Israel's military campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon to stop the mounting deaths, but administration officials said they remain convinced that an immediate cease-fire is not the answer.

WTF!? Not killing each other is always better than killing each other!

U.S. Speeds Up Bomb Delivery for the Israelis

The Bush administration is rushing a delivery of precision-guided bombs to Israel, which requested the expedited shipment last week after beginning its air campaign against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, American officials said Friday.

Not only won't Bush call for a cease fire, he'll give them even more weapons! Yeah, bigger guns always help cooler heads prevail.

Iraq Parliament Speaker Calls for US Withdrawal

Iraq's parliament speaker Mahmud Mashhadani bitterly criticized US forces in Iraq, accusing them of "butchery" and demanded that they pull out of the country.

Anyone else remember when Bush said we'd absolutely leave Iraq if asked?

Afghanistan Close to Anarchy, Warns General
· NATO commander's view in stark contrast to ministers'
· Forces short of equipment and 'running out of time'

The most senior British military commander in Afghanistan yesterday described the situation in the country as "close to anarchy" with feuding foreign agencies and unethical private security companies compounding problems caused by local corruption.

"Private security companies" ... whaaa!? Call 'em what they are mercenaries!

"Stay the course" my ass!