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January 12, 2009       Share:    

Source: http://jta.org/news/article/2009/01/11/1002145/groups-slam-bush-on-un-resolution

Groups Slam Bush for Not Vetoing UN Resolution

[JTA] Ron Kampeas - Jewish groups expressed disappointment in the Bush administration for failing to veto a UN Security Council resolution on the Gaza war. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee issued a statement Friday expressing "its disappointment," while the Anti-Defamation League expressed "surprise." The Weekly Standard, citing "well-informed sources," reported that Secretary of State Rice favored voting for the resolution, while Vice President Dick Cheney favored vetoing it. Stephen Hadley, the national security adviser, brokered a compromise that President Bush ordered: abstain.

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