Israel says, "Jump." We ask, "How high?"

UNITED NATIONS - In an about face, the United States on Friday withdrew a U.N. resolution endorsing this week's agreement by Israeli and Palestinian leaders to try to reach a Mideast peace settlement by the end of 2008, apparently after Israel objected.

It's always nice to know that there's an honest broker to mediate disputes in the Middle East in a fair and balanced way, isn't it?