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| Malice or Incompetence? (re: Mr. John Kerry) |
| 2014-07-31 |
| Please understand the main point: Hamas’s present position was contingent, not necessary and certainly not inevitable. Since U.S. policy had a significant share in causing this problem (along with others, yes, of course), which has paralyzed every attempt to make political progress among the protagonists as well as sired horrific violence, we arguably have some responsibility for solving it—for getting rid of this scourge. So why is John Kerry doing precisely the opposite? |
| Posted by:Uncle Phester |
| #9 With incompetence one would expect to occasionally slip up and do something right. The track record would indicate malice. |
| Posted by: Lowspark 2014-07-31 14:40 |
| #8 Didnt he marry Teresa Heinz. Isnt she a gazillionaire? Looks like Jawhn is an excellent gold digger, among other things...... |
| Posted by: 746 2014-07-31 13:26 |
| #7 ...As Dad has always said, "Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity..." Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2014-07-31 09:35 |
| #6 It seems to me that the current honourable secretary of state is doing no more than mouthing the words of his boss, the president. Granted, the intelligent and honourable thing to do would have been to publicly resign rather than present the Qatari demands to Israel as his own work, but he's The Second Smartest Man In The Room, poor dear, even without being outranked by The Smartest, etc. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2014-07-31 08:05 |
| #5 In the tech world, the saying goes "A's hire A's, B's hire C's". We're somewhere around the K or L level here. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-07-31 07:23 |
| #4 Obama surrounds himself with men of John Kerry's quality and brilliance. Its a gift. Feel the thrill shoot up your leg? |
| Posted by: Big Thromoth3646 2014-07-31 06:44 |
| #3 John Kerry's ceasefire proposal for Gaza has probably destroyed what remained of the United States' influence in the Middle East, at least for the duration of this administration's tenure. Well, at lease some good came from his trip. No influence at all is better than bad influence.... I always say. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-07-31 01:19 |
| #2 John Kerry’s ceasefire proposal for Gaza has probably destroyed what remained of the United States’ influence in the Middle East, at least for the duration of this administration’s tenure. Mission accomplished - off to Martha's Vineyard for some windsurfing! |
| Posted by: Raj 2014-07-31 01:10 |
| #1 Malice or Incompetence? Yes. |
| Posted by: gorb 2014-07-31 00:25 |