I’ve not posted on the turmoil in the Gaza strip. I’ve done my best to read as much as possible, and have connections to people who have lived on both sides. But I cannot comment with any real expertise. I will say that I am truly saddened by those who are truly suffering and dying, especially as none of us (that I’m aware of) has a choice as to where they are born. But this quote by Mr. Olmert is beyond bragging, and I cannot understand how one says this publicly.
“I said, ‘Get me President Bush on the phone,’ ” Mr. Olmert said in a speech in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, according to The Associated Press. “They said he was in the middle of giving a speech in Philadelphia. I said I didn’t care: ‘I need to talk to him now,’ ” Mr. Olmert continued. “He got off the podium and spoke to me.”
….Mr. Olmert claimed that once he made his case to Mr. Bush, the president called [Condoleezza] Rice and told her to abstain. “She was left pretty embarrassed,” Mr. Olmert said, according to The A.P.
Kevin Drum – Mother Jones Blog: Showing Who’s Boss.
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