Albright opposes Iraq pullout deadline

[Astrad]

Former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright said Thursday the Iraq war has created damaging consequences for U.S. diplomacy, but Washington should not agree to a specific deadline for withdrawing troops in the midst of conflict - something proposed last year by the candidate she now supports, Sen. Barack Obama.

"I never was for a date certain," Mrs. Albright told editors and reporters at The Washington Times. "In Bosnia, we gave a date certain, and then we couldn't get out and that undercut our credibility."

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/17/albright-opposes-iraq-pullout-deadline/

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Laying the groundwork for the disappointment.

[SammyWinstonJack]

1. Credibility? I think that ship has sailed.

[KG]

2. Albright hasn't yet found a populace she wouldn't cheerfully decimate.

a butcher then, a butcher now.

[d_b]

3. "I think it was worth it"

[mojowork_n]

4. Say that again.

Googling "Madeleine Albright" + "I think it was worth it" gives this link, near the top:

http://www.zpub.com/un/un-ma.html

Six observtions about Madeleine Albright:


1. Albright lacks compassion
Madeline Albright was asked whether the over half a million children killed by the sanctions were "worth it." Her response was: "It’s a hard choice, but I think, we, think, it’s worth it." <60 Minutes, May 11, 1996>

2. Albright is a lousy manager
"Relations are strained between Madeleine Albright's State Department and the reporters who cover it. Lower-level officials have been kept off-limits, their bosses discouraged from talking. But as a new press spokesman takes command, hopes for a thaw are in the air." State of Tension - AJR, April 2000

3. Albright has little ability for strategic thinking
One year after NATO first intervened in Kosovo, it appears the alliance has failed to fulfill its chief objectives, both in waging the war and keeping the peace.Kosovo: One Year Later
If victory has a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan, it is now time to trace the lineage of the humanitarian and strategic catastrophe in Serbia to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. - Madeleine Albright: The Spiritual Patron Of The Disaster In Kosovo - by Arianna Huffington

4. US foreign policy is fundamentally flawed
The American foreign policy elite, Democrats and Republicans alike, regularly boasts that the United States is the world's only superpower -- unrivaled in its ability and willingness to project military power and influence around the globe. Yet what does this swaggering global dominance have to do with ensuring the security and safety of the Republic and its citizens? See: Year 2000 Warning from Uncle Sam: "Duck and Cover" by Ivan Eland, Cato Institute

During the 1990s, U.S. foreign policy focused on the threat posed by what was dubbed "rogue states." These states, including at various times, Iraq, Yugoslavia, North Korea, Libya and Cuba ... Given the operational and doctrinal obsession with rogue nations, it is fascinating to note that in not a single case was this policy actually successful, with the possible exception of Haiti. - stratfor.com

5. Albright is a poor communicator
Albright was drowned out at one point by a group chanting, "One, two, three, four, we don't want your racist war," as she tried to explain U.S. policy to the audience of 6,000. U.S. policy on Iraq draws fire in Ohio - cnn

6. Madeleine Albright as possible War Criminal
Protesters confronted Madeline Albright outside the induction ceremonies for the Women's Hall of Fame, in Seneca Falls New York. The protest was against the U.S./UN sanctions against Iraq. The demonstration was called by a coalition of groups including the International Action Center, Iraq Sanctions Challenge, Pax Christi, Syracuse and Rochester. "Madeline Albright should be on trial in front of an international war crimes tribunal, not receiving an honor," said Sarah Sloan of the Iraq Sanctions Challenge. PRESS RELEASE - International Action Center

You have to follow the link at the top to get the links embedded in the text, but it's worth the extra effort.

[bemildred]

5. WGAS? "We think it's worth it." nt