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sometimes I really enjoy Mr. Hagel, even if he is just posturing for his run in 2008 (and even if this is about three weeks late):
"The sickening slaughter on both sides must end and it must end now," Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel said. "President Bush must call for an immediate cease-fire. This madness must stop."
President Bush Monday in a speech in Miami Beach, Florida, reiterated his call for a cease-fire in the Mideast only if it brought a "long-lasting peace" that addressed Iran and Syria's support for Hezbollah, the Islamic militia that Israel is targeting.
Hagel said that refusal threatens to isolate the United States and Israel and harm chances of achieving a long-term peace in the region. (AMEN, BROTHER HAGEL, AMEN)
"How do we realistically (YES) believe that a continuation of the systematic destruction of an American friend -- the country and people of Lebanon -- is going to enhance America's image and give us the trust and credibility to lead a lasting and sustained peace effort in the Middle East?" asked Hagel, the No. 2 Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. (YES, EXACTLY, THIS IS WHAT EVERY SANE PERSON HAS BEEN ASKING FOR TWENTY DAYS)
He called on Bush to name "a statesman of global stature" as his personal envoy to the region (Bill Clinton, anyone?). And he urged the administration to open direct talks with Hezbollah's backers, Iran and Syria, both of which Washington also accuses of meddling in Iraq.
"Our relationship with Israel is special and historic," he said. "But it need not and cannot be at the expense of our Arab and Muslim relationships. That is an irresponsible and dangerous false choice." (YES, FINALLY, I AM JIZZING NOW)
I mean, is it possible to be utterly correct? Totally right? I think it is and I think he is and I think his sane peers (the scant few who remain) need to join him in speaking out. People think if we demand a cease-fire or question motives or support jews AND arabs we're helping "drive the Iraelis into the sea". False choice, false dilemma, irresponsible logic.
"The sickening slaughter on both sides must end and it must end now," Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel said. "President Bush must call for an immediate cease-fire. This madness must stop."
President Bush Monday in a speech in Miami Beach, Florida, reiterated his call for a cease-fire in the Mideast only if it brought a "long-lasting peace" that addressed Iran and Syria's support for Hezbollah, the Islamic militia that Israel is targeting.
Hagel said that refusal threatens to isolate the United States and Israel and harm chances of achieving a long-term peace in the region. (AMEN, BROTHER HAGEL, AMEN)
"How do we realistically (YES) believe that a continuation of the systematic destruction of an American friend -- the country and people of Lebanon -- is going to enhance America's image and give us the trust and credibility to lead a lasting and sustained peace effort in the Middle East?" asked Hagel, the No. 2 Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. (YES, EXACTLY, THIS IS WHAT EVERY SANE PERSON HAS BEEN ASKING FOR TWENTY DAYS)
He called on Bush to name "a statesman of global stature" as his personal envoy to the region (Bill Clinton, anyone?). And he urged the administration to open direct talks with Hezbollah's backers, Iran and Syria, both of which Washington also accuses of meddling in Iraq.
"Our relationship with Israel is special and historic," he said. "But it need not and cannot be at the expense of our Arab and Muslim relationships. That is an irresponsible and dangerous false choice." (YES, FINALLY, I AM JIZZING NOW)
I mean, is it possible to be utterly correct? Totally right? I think it is and I think he is and I think his sane peers (the scant few who remain) need to join him in speaking out. People think if we demand a cease-fire or question motives or support jews AND arabs we're helping "drive the Iraelis into the sea". False choice, false dilemma, irresponsible logic.