With War In The Middle East, Where Is President Bush And President-Elect Obama?

Shh: Mr Obama, who is staying silent on the Israeli attacks,
asks the crowd to be quiet as he finishes his putt

Shhhh! As The World Waits For Obama To Voice His Opinion On Gaza, America's President-Elect Hits The Golf Course -- The Daily Mail

Barack Obama remained silent over the violence in Gaza as Israel today threatened to continue its attacks for weeks.

Instead, the President-elect is continuing his 12-day Christmas holiday in Hawaii and was seen enjoying a round of golf.

He joined a group of friends at a private club near his £6million rented, beach-front holiday home yesterday.

Meanwhile, 9,000 miles away in the Middle East, Israel today rejected any truce with Hamas and said it was ready for 'long weeks of action' in the Gaza Strip.

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President Bush At Crawford, Texas

Bush Avoids the Spotlight on Vacation, Despite International Conflict -- ABC News

ABC News' Kirit Radia reports from Crawford, Texas:

Even an emerging crisis in the Middle East, one he pledged to resolve just 13 months ago, has not drawn President George W. Bush from his final vacation before leaving office. Despite his personal pledge at Annapolis last year to broker a deal between Israel and the Palestinians before 2009, this weekend Bush sent his spokesmen to comment in his stead.

The spokesman's statement, while blaming Hamas for the outbreak of violence, did not signal that the United States is prepared to step in to resolve the conflict, suggesting that this president is content to leave the matter for his successor.

Since departing Washington for Crawford on Friday, President Bush has made no attempt to be seen in public. In fact, he has yet to leave his ranch.

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