President Bush told Lebanon's leader on Friday that he would urge Israel to limit civilian casualties as it steps up attacks on its neighbor, a promise that fell short of Beirut's calls for a cease-fire.Meanwhile, Steve Clemons reports a rumor “from a well-placed source” that Rice approached Israel about taking it down a notch and was told to get stuffed.
…Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Bush was certain to discuss the Israeli-Lebanon situation with the Russian leader and the other G-8 nations: Germany, Britain France, Italy, Japan and Canada.
Matt’s got a good collection of thoughts on the goings-on, too.
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