New Resolution On Mideast Peace Passes At UN

Photo: Quartet: At the UN Monday were (l. to r.) Javier Solana, EU foreign-policy chief; Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; Ban Ki Moon, UN secretary-general; and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. AP

From The Christian Science Monitor:

With Bush set to leave, the administration tries to nudge forward the process it started in 2007.

United Nations, N.Y. - The Bush administration, looking to shore up its foreign-policy legacy, and the international community, hoping to influence the future Obama White House, are teaming up to press the Middle East peace process forward.

It's an against-the-odds attempt. But the first United Nations Security Council resolution on the peace process in five years – since the diplomacy-stalling Iraq war in 2003 – was approved Tuesday. The vote was 14 to 0, with Libya abstaining.

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My Comment: Middle East peace resolution #28945. Sigh ..... you got to be kidding. Who are they trying to fool.