Either way, it's Tony Snow:
Helen Thomas asked Snow why the US vetoed a ceasefire resolution and Snow said we did nothing of the kind.
Snow: Well, thank you for the Hezbollah view….
Snow: We didn’t even veto, please get your facts right.
The United States on Thursday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding Israel halt its attacks in Gaza.
John Bolton, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said that "in light of the fluid events on the ground," the United States believed the Qatar-sponsored resolution was untimely and out of date, and would have helped inflame passions in the Middle East.
As one of the five permanent members on the Security Council, the United States has veto power over resolutions.
Well, thank you for the uninformed moron view.
Via Crooks and Liars.
Posted by binky at July 18, 2006 03:28 PM | TrackBack | Posted toHe is new at his job. He can't be expected to get all his facts straight. Give the hack a break.
Posted by: baltar at July 18, 2006 04:44 PM | PERMALINKHe's still an improvement over his immediate predecessor.
Posted by: jacflash at July 18, 2006 04:47 PM | PERMALINKI'll presume Baltar is joking - as if there's one thing the president's press secretary should know right now, it's what we are and aren't going in the current Middle East crisis. It's no great shock a reporter would ask about it. And getting something so basic completely wrong - well I guess it's not unheard of, but it's pretty bad.
Posted by: Armand at July 18, 2006 04:53 PM | PERMALINK