"The start of the president's second term and the formation of a new Israeli government offer the opportunity to reaffirm the deep and enduring bonds between the UnitedStates and Israel, " said NationalSecurityCouncil spokesman Tommy Vietor.
Tommy Vietor, a spokesman for the NationalSecurityCouncil, said the UnitedStates is now working with allies "regarding next steps toward a Syrian-led political transition" without al-Assad.
U.S. NationalSecurityCouncil spokesman Gordon Johndroe said the UnitedStates has been "in close contact" with India and Pakistan in probing the Mumbai attack and fighting terror.
Upon coming into office, the anti-nuclear zealots put into senior Administration posts in the Department of Energy, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, State and Defense Departments, Office of Science and Technology Policy and NationalSecurityCouncil saw to it that the UnitedStates would forego any further testing.
Condoleezza Rice, President George Bush's nationalsecurity adviser, said on February 24th that the UnitedStates would want to see a decision from the SecurityCouncil one way or the other in the days immediately after Mr Blix's report.