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karynnj

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20. Chuck Hagel and John Kerry have nothing at all in common with Rumsfeld/Cheney

Reply to another_liberal (Reply #19)

Thu Sep 11, 2014, 10:57 AM

Sep 2014

It says more about where you are on the spectrum than where they are that you can not see a difference. I don't think Sec Kerry is in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, etc this week because it is a fun vacation. There is a major diplomacy piece of this effort -- and it is in process and not complete.

Not to mention, his actions with regards to Ukraine have been as successful as any other options would have been. The economic sanctions, whether you agree or not, have been semi successful. The problem is Putin - and his actions.

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Kerry, Iraqi PM embrace unity to defeat insurgency [View all] Omaha Steve Sep 2014 OP

We've been there, and we've done that . . . another_liberal Sep 2014 #1

You're wrong. The quiet steps taken by Kerry the past 18mo have been giant ones. blm Sep 2014 #2

If it's "their fight" . . . another_liberal Sep 2014 #3

We were STUCK with it - Kerry's doing what needs to be done to UNSTICK us blm Sep 2014 #4

"Getting Maliki out of office" former9thward Sep 2014 #9

Iraq is not our country . . . another_liberal Sep 2014 #15

That is exactly what Kerry is working to prevent and YOU don't WANT to see it. blm Sep 2014 #16

"This administration isn't lying us into a war for oil . . ." another_liberal Sep 2014 #22

Obama/Kerry did not say who should be in the government -- they karynnj Sep 2014 #17

Lets not be naive . . . another_liberal Sep 2014 #21

Odd that I saw nothing from you criticizing any of the "help" Putin gave to the karynnj Sep 2014 #5

I thought that side of the street was being worked already . . . another_liberal Sep 2014 #7

And I hear Denmark occasionally smells. blm Sep 2014 #24

That's what Shakespeare said . . . another_liberal Sep 2014 #27

Who would you recommend? karynnj Sep 2014 #6

Like I've said on several occasions . . . another_liberal Sep 2014 #8

That was not the question - who should advise the President on foreign affairs? karynnj Sep 2014 #10

No one who is now, for starters . . . another_liberal Sep 2014 #12

Neither could get confirmed by the Senate and I doubt Obama is at all close to their positions. karynnj Sep 2014 #13

Professor Cohen is a very good teacher, an accomplished Russian expert and he is not insane . . . another_liberal Sep 2014 #14

He could be all of those things, and a poor adviser to a President karynnj Sep 2014 #18

It is hard to imagine how our President could possibly get worse advice . . . another_liberal Sep 2014 #19

Chuck Hagel and John Kerry have nothing at all in common with Rumsfeld/Cheney karynnj Sep 2014 #20

Then they are not the President's advisers on Iraq . . . another_liberal Sep 2014 #23

You haven't a clue what has been done and being done to address the blm Sep 2014 #25

Oh, I might have a clue . . . another_liberal Sep 2014 #26

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #11