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In reply to the discussion: Big article in the German paper this morning about Blinken [View all]DFW
(55,988 posts)36. Well, don't read more into this than there was
I wasn't offered an ambassadorship. I was asked if I were interested, and would I accept it if offered. It never went beyond that for obvious reasons, so I never got to find out if it would have, had Hillary been allowed to take office. I'm sure they had plenty of other talent they were canvassing as well.
Beyond saying I am station chief for am American outfit, I'd rather not go into detail. The readers of this board are mostly good people, but we get visitors who are not all completely benevolent.
Die Welt scheint vollkommen fähig, tiefer herabzusinken als man vermutet. Leider! Warte es ab!
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That's very good. I didn't know anything about Blinken prior to his nomination,
panader0
Nov 2020
#2
I wonder if our European allies will ever really trust the US again after the Trump disaster
Yeehah
Nov 2020
#7
This is just awesome! Great to hear some positive news again! How refreshing!...
Illumination
Nov 2020
#26
If I were appointed SoS, they would be singing my praise too. The bar is lower than the Dead Sea.
Lucky Luciano
Nov 2020
#27