Mrs Clinton also said the US was committed to ensuring Russia abided by its agreement to withdraw troops to their pre war-positions - as they agreed todo in a cease-fire agreement signed in August 2008.
But with their appeasement agenda reigning supreme - as appeasement agendas always do - instead of fighting to win, Olmert and Livni sued for a cease-fire.
Under the cease-fire, about 1, 500 Russian peacekeepers are allowed to remain inside, and can do patrols about 6 kilometers outside, the "zone of conflict, " a reference to South Ossetia and Abkhazia.