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As "orbitboy" pointed out, it's fascinating that Bush chose to phrase his comment this way:
"...what they need to do is get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop..."
Who IS this "they" that he mentions? And then add this Dubya comment:
"I feel like telling Kofi to get on the phone with Assad and make something happen."
TELLING? He thinks HE can TELL Kofi Annan to act, separate from the U.N. itself?
It makes one long for the scenario in the 1951 science fiction movie "The Day the Earth Stood Still" -- oh, if ONLY we had a disinterested third party who had the power and will to make the stupid humans stop our age-old butchery. If only Klaatu and Gort were real -- not pure sci-fi.
*sigh*
Of course, it's still up to US, as it always has been. Too bad we have a president without enough interest or savvy to step up and do what needs to be done...
