Blair to press Dim Son on ceasefire in Lebanon

This is cute. Blair is strutting around saying he's gonna press the moron. Then, Bushco pulls the carpet out from under Blair by stating they've already decided to take a resolution to the UN. Blair just can't win. You don't upstage Bushco or give the impression you have.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair will press United States President George Bush on Friday to support "as a matter of urgency" a ceasefire in Lebanon as part of a United Nations Security Council resolution next week, according to Downing Street sources.

At a White House meeting, Blair will express his concern that pro-western Arab governments are "getting squeezed" by the crisis and the longer it continues, the more squeezed they will be, giving militants a boost. The private view from Number 10 is that the US is "prevaricating" over the resolution and allowing the conflict to run on too long.

But diplomatic sources in Washington suggest the US and Israel believe serious damage has been inflicted on Hezbollah, so the White House is ready to back a ceasefire resolution at the UN next week.

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