Rice said she was “deeply saddened by the terrible loss of innocent life” in Israel’s attack. But she did not call for an immediate cease-fire in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah militias.
ABC News: 34 Youths Among 56 Dead in Israeli Strike
More time!

July 30, 2006 at 5:11 PM
Only the Bush Administration could argue that we can’t have a cease fire now because we want a more permanent one — later. I guess we shouldn’t be surprised by such logic from the same people who brought us Iraq.