President Bush continues to dismiss ceasefire calls. Speaking at the White House Thursday, Bush also suggested Iran bore responsibility for the current conflict.

• President Bush: ” I — you know, I — I believe this; I believe that — that, as Condi said yesterday, the Middle East is littered with, you know, agreements that just didn’t work. And now’s the time to address the root cause of the problem, and the root cause of the problem is terrorist groups trying to stop the advance of democracies. Hizbollah attacked Israel. I believe Hizbollah — I know Hizbollah is connected to Iran. And now’s the time for the world to confront this danger.”