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UN's Mideast Diplomatic Efforts Falter


[AP/Washington Post] Edith M. Lederer - Diplomatic efforts to reach agreement on a UN resolution aimed at ending the escalating Israeli-Hizballah conflict faltered Wednesday over differences between the U.S. and France on the timing of an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon. While France was backing Lebanon's call for Israeli troops to pull out as Lebanon deploys 15,000 troops of its own, the U.S. was supporting Israel's insistence on staying until a robust international force is deployed. "We don't want Hizballah to re-infiltrate the southern part of Lebanon," U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said.
2006-08-10 01:00:00
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