DAR AL HARB - U.S.A.: GEORGE W. BUSH, APPEASER & DHIMMI

Bush backs down and asks Iran and Syria to help stop the killing

President Bush has caved in to pressure to ask Iran and Syria for help to stop the violence in Iraq.

The U-turn comes only weeks after the White House refused to talk to nations it accused of fuelling the insurgency.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice confirmed Iranian and Syrian leaders were being invited to "a neighbours' meeting" next month.

It follows weeks of diplomatic pressure from Tony Blair, who has pushed Mr Bush to embrace Iraq's neighbours in an attempt to stem the bloodshed.

Miss Rice told the Senate Appropriations Committee that success in Iraq "requires the support of Iraq's neighbours".

She said: "We are also supporting the Iraqis in a new diplomatic offensive: to build greater support, both within the region and beyond, for peace and prosperity in Iraq."

The meeting is due to be held in mid-March and will include members of the Arab League and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, including Britain and the U.S.

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