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(2,157 posts)misterhighwasted
(9,148 posts)Am so proud of him & our President today.
That took some skilled talent to negotiate this deal.
blm
(113,037 posts).
mylye2222
(2,992 posts)Peace.Politocal Solutions. Understanding. Respect. Deep diplomacy.
... yep.
blm
(113,037 posts)It deserves a thread of its own.
"Give Peace a Chance"
...I had it. Maybe karynnj?
karynnj
(59,500 posts)I bet that John Lennon would be as proud of him as the various musicians, who have always supported him - ranging from the members of Peter, Paul and Mary, James Taylor, Bono, Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Carole King to Dave Grohl of Nirvana.
Peter Yarrow and Noel(Paul) and James Taylor played at a 2010 (I think) 25 years in the Senate celebration party for Kerry in Boston. Bono spoke of how Kerry was the first one there to help on AIDS in Africa in the Senate during the Reagan years. Bono gave him a guitar ( http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=273x45212 ) Paul Simon - even years later spoke of having wanted him for President (He said the same even more often for Gore, who used one of his songs), Paul McCartney recently invited JK to a small impromtu sho he did in NYC and in 2004, he added the word Kerry - to a few lines in Let it be - "Let it be, Kerry'' (replacing a repeat of let it be with Ker-er -y) in a benefit concert in California for some charity (not political). Bruce Springsteen was everywhere in 2004, speaking for Kerry before he sang and later used Kerry's famous 1971 words as the basis for a song, Carole King was in Iowa for Kerry in the primaries and she and Teresa were both instrumental in the Idaho caucuses.
The thing that always surprised me is that the media succeeded in painting a very lopsided picture of Kerry. In reality, in addition to the very dignified, serious policy wonk, he is someone who easily made friends with all sorts of fascinating people. Many of them have spoken of him in terms not commonly used for a politician for decades.
blm
(113,037 posts)of it after he left CBS.
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)Botany
(70,476 posts)di·plo·ma·cy/dəˈplōməsē/
noun
the profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations, typically by a country's representatives abroad.
President Obama ask the critics, "Do you think that this deal based on inspections is better then going back
to what had been done before."
The Iranian leader has issued a fatwa against building a nuclear weapon.
To the treasonous 47
Damn I'm so proud of President Obama and Sec. Kerry.
ismnotwasm
(41,971 posts)napkinz
(17,199 posts)calimary
(81,179 posts)Love it - AND it includes phone numbers and twitter addresses.
There are also TOLL FREE Capitol Hill Switchboard numbers in my sig line, and they're still good, too.
maindawg
(1,151 posts)Can someone provide the links?
sheshe2
(83,708 posts)AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)rurallib
(62,401 posts)Is Fox already on hyperplexy? Is the right wing wurlitzer already spewing garbage?
They will get the US nuked just to spite Obama.
mylye2222
(2,992 posts)Vrying wolf at Kerry being a trator and mocking Lausannefrench speaking town.... while still struggling to find Switzerland on a map!!!!!
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SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)will Fox news say this deal was made to distract from Hilary's emails...Bengazi, Bengazi, Bengazi
YvonneCa
(10,117 posts)...will they just ignore it and focus on some obscure story to distract their viewers. As usual.
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)...
mcar
(42,287 posts)Thank you to these wonderful leaders.'
appalachiablue
(41,113 posts)forest444
(5,902 posts)mainer
(12,022 posts)They're essential allies in our fight against ISIS.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)Secondly, and maybe more satisfying, it is a thumb in the eye of Netanyahoo and his Repuke enablers.
still_one
(92,107 posts)BumRushDaShow
(128,699 posts)I always wondered why Kerry gave up his safe Senate seat and it seems this (a "legacy" is why. I think after trying and trying with the almost-intractable Israel-Palestine issue, Iran seemed like a logical one to try given the opportunities that just opened up - the Shia majority in Iraq in power and the rise of extremist Sunnis causing havoc around the region (despite the fact that most of the Islamic world is Sunni)... Maybe North Korea can be another to try the next time the opportunity presents itself.
The President and I as "class of '79"ers remember the whole hullaboo of the revolution and the Shah and whatnot and it's good to finally see some positive geopolitical changes going on in that part of the world, as the OP's 2 diplomats are slowly dismantling Shrub's bogus "Axis of Evil".
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)Response to Drunken Irishman (Original post)
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sheshe2
(83,708 posts)madokie
(51,076 posts)What a better world we'd have to live in today if not for the putrid puke republiCONs
Peace is all I ask for
Cha
(297,026 posts)TheObamaDiary.com @TheObamaDiary
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2004: Keynote speaker & Presidential nominee
2015: Pres & Sec of State, on brink of historic breakthrough
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7:48 AM - 2 Apr 2015 104 Retweets 59 favorites
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/04/02/progress-11/
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)burst into my consciousness that night. Thanks in large part to Presidential nominee Senator John Kerry.
Cha
(297,026 posts)burst into my consciousness much later.. but, burst he did!
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"Iran has met all of its obligations"
And not a shot fired or life lost
#Diplomacy
8:29 AM - 2 Apr 2015 139 Retweets 98 favorites
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/04/02/the-president-makes-a-statement/
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)This should get more analysis, and what is in the actual deal. They should be interviewing middle-east experts who can talk about its historical significance, what it means for the middle east and our allies and Israelis (not Netanyahu, but the Israeli people), and the world etc.
I'm really tired of reading or hearing republican blowhards reactions. That's all they do - they're republican blowhards, rofl.
I'm reading more about the deal from the bbc news. I can't taking hearing the paid shills talk about it. They are predictable, boring and shrill. Like fingernails on a chalkboard.
Hope you have a good evening Cha. Say hi to the Hawaiian beaches there for me.
Cha
(297,026 posts)not the usual pimps for war..
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President Obama: "The issues at stakes here are bigger than politics. These are matters of war and peace." #IranTalks
8:42 AM - 2 Apr 2015 41 Retweets 9 favorites
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Aloha to Polihale Beach from lovemydog!
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)Happy!
And grateful. Very grateful!
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)Grateful for our Administration and proud of the USA's role in these negotiations.
Cha
(297,026 posts)gholtron
(376 posts)Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Cha
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Pictures from Iran after the nuclear deal via /r/pics http://ift.tt/1NEZX2w #pics
11:47 AM - 2 Apr 2015 38 Retweets 10 favorites
That's how it should have been in Iraq in 2003.. if only sanity had prevailed..
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/04/02/president-obama-speaks-on-the-economy-3/
yellowwoodII
(616 posts)Call your representatives. Especially, here, in Illinois, where Kirk is high on the list of warhawks.
MBS
(9,688 posts)They really deserve special props for this deal, in addition to everything else they've accomplished.
http://time.com/3747734/time-100-poll/
Hint: you can vote every day, and voting ends April 10.