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2016 Postmortem

zipplewrath

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17. Isn't that the Sec of State?

Reply to mnhtnbb (Reply #11)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 09:48 PM

Sep 2013

Really, shouldn't a Secretary of Peace be a rough equivalent of the Secretary of State? Isn't that really what diplomacy should be about in the modern age? I'll admit that's not the way it is working right now but if Obama really wanted to make a legacy, it would be to drive the State Department away from justifying wars and towards avoiding them. It is strange to see the Kerry up testifying in support of military action in Syria. Shouldn't that be the Sec Def? Shouldn't a Secretary of State be the guy providing options NOT to go to war?

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DEPT. OF PEACE - a fitting legacy for President Obama... [View all] polichick Aug 2013 OP

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sounds Orwellian? Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2013 #4

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But SHOULD it be Orwellian for a Democratic president? polichick Sep 2013 #14

Yup giver him a legacy as great as...... whistler162 Aug 2013 #6

You forgot a sarcasm tag. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #7

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The United States Institute of Peace mnhtnbb Sep 2013 #9

I like the building! I guess it would have to be Cabinet level to... polichick Sep 2013 #10

I agree. I'd like to see a Cabinet level post, too. mnhtnbb Sep 2013 #11

I was hoping to visit it too - maybe I'll attend a seminar sometime... polichick Sep 2013 #13

Isn't that the Sec of State? zipplewrath Sep 2013 #17

I agree, that's what State SHOULD be, but it's filled with... polichick Sep 2013 #18

I don't see the point fujiyama Sep 2013 #15

Unfortunately, the DoD and State are big enablers of the MIC... polichick Sep 2013 #16