Cheney: Israel did not seek US OK before invasion

[babylonsister]

:spray:

Cheney: Israel did not seek US OK before invasion

By BEN FELLER
Associated Press Writer


WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday that Israel did not seek U.S. approval before a ground invasion against Hamas in the bloodiest Mideast clash in years.

From the White House to Capitol Hill, U.S. officials remained firmly behind Israel. They urged a cease-fire, but put the onus on Hamas, as Israeli troops and tanks cut through the coastal Gaza strip. U.S. lawmakers defended Israel's ground incursion as a justifiable response to Hamas rocket fire on Israel.

Cheney said Israel "didn't seek clearance or approval from us, certainly" before thousands of soldiers pushed into Gaza after nightfall on Saturday.

He did not directly answer whether Israel informed its powerful ally, the U.S., of its plans before launching them{/d}. But the ground offensive, which followed a week of punishing aerial raids on Hamas, had been expected as Israeli forces mounted near the border.

more...

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MIDEAST?SITE=CONGRA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[Joanne98]

1. LOL

:popcorn:

[Night_Nurse]

2. Yeah, as if. nt

[uppityperson]

3. Well, there you go. Who to believe?

Did Israel really not? Why should they have? What does this mean? Who to believe?

[babylonsister]

4. Hint: not Cheney, about anything. He's polishing the turd again. nt

[uppityperson]

7. I know. it was sarcasm

[Lerkfish]

5. I automatically assume anything that cheney says is the opposite of the truth

and I haven't been wrong on that that often.

[Canuckistanian]

6. Cheney is a well-documented liar

Anything he says is suspect.

I sometimes think that reporters seek out his opinion just for the humor value.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

8. Tail wags dog? Oh, by the way, Dick, we just invaded Gaza. Suck it up.

[spanone]

9. why would they? they know bu$h* love him some war

[bigtree]

10. silence is complicity

but he's likely just lying

[StudsT]

11. Harry Reid said during talks with Prime Minister Olmert the ground assault was discussed and

he apparently agreed with it :puke:

SEN. REID: I spoke to Prime Minister Olmert a couple of days ago. He indicated that they would do the ground activities.

more...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28493781/

and so it goes...

StudsT

[babylonsister]

12. So Olmert talked to Reid and not Cheney? nt

[StudsT]

13. now that doesn't make much sense, does it...

but nothing ever seems to lately =(

:hi:

StudsT