Bush's Mideast tripcontinues to Kuwait amid lowered hopes

Saturday, January 12, 2008

KUWAIT CITY -- The United States dampened hopes Friday for swift agreement on a Mideast peace deal, as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice cautioned against expecting a "blinding flash" of Arab backing for cooperation with Israel, their historic enemy.

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