| "Fix all our problems for us, because we're incompetent to do it ourselves. And make sure you do it to our satisfaction." |
The leaders of six Persian Gulf nations said Tuesday the Middle East should be a "top priority" of U.S. foreign policy during President Bush's second term. The Gulf Cooperation Council, a loose military and political alliance, said Washington should help realize the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel and should work with the United Nations and international community to establish security in Iraq before Jan. 30 elections there. "The Supreme Council expressed hope that his excellency President George Bush, during his second tenure, considers the Middle East question as a top priority in the U.S. foreign policy, to fulfill the commitments and promises made on establishing a Palestinian state capable of living in peace and security besides the state of Israel," the GCC said in a communique. |