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2007-10-26 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Bush and Rice at Odds on Annapolis and Israel Attack on Syria

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2007-10-26 10:33|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 "...diplomacy on Pyongyangs nuclear program to a successful conclusion ..."

And here is what's wrong with diplomacy, especially the State Dept. version.

This is called being process blind. As long as the process is pursued to completion there has been success even if the reality is total failure.

I have seen this on numerous IT projects where all the process boxes get ticked off but the system can't go live for anyone of myriad reasons.

This is right up there with "The operation was successful; the patient died."

Bah!

Posted by AlanC 2007-10-26 11:46|| 2007-10-26 11:46|| Front Page Top

#2 "As she feared, the resulting exposure of North Koreas proliferation activities stirred a hornets nest against her bid to bring diplomacy on Pyongyangs nuclear program to a successful conclusion with signed US-North Korean contracts for its liquidation."

Yeah, who cares if the NK's are still cheating and will continue to cheat after the ink's dried. Does GWB really need a peace in our time moment?

File under why I hate the State Dept. version 2,357.

Posted by danking70 2007-10-26 12:16|| 2007-10-26 12:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Hey Condi, check the org chart and see who is in the BIG BOX.
(Hint: It ain't you!) Either get with the Boss's game or hit the road (IMHO, long overdue)

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-10-26 13:42|| 2007-10-26 13:42|| Front Page Top

#4 I hear Jim 'N Nicks BAR-B-Q in Birmingham has an opening.

Posted by Besoeker 2007-10-26 13:51|| 2007-10-26 13:51|| Front Page Top

#5 This is Debka making up the story of the day. These guys are Marvel Comics without the graphics.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2007-10-26 15:58|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2007-10-26 15:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Sometimes if the Big Boss always takes your adivce you sort of grow to expect them to always take your advice. I agree with danking70, the North Koreans have been lying for a decade, exposing their lies is far better than sweeping them under the table and pretending all is well. That's how the hermet kingdom got the bomb in the first place.

Posted by rjschwarz 2007-10-26 16:10|| 2007-10-26 16:10|| Front Page Top

#7 FT.com > PUTIN INVOKES CUBAN MISSLE CRISIS, except its US GMD-TMD in Czech, Poland thats threatening Russia wid missles; + WND.com > IRAN PROMISES "MORE DECISIVE STRIKE/ACTION" AGZ USA IF IT'S ATTACKED. US officios say all options still on the table vv Iran, including military options -NOW DITTO IRAN vv TERROR PROXIES + AMER HIROSHIMAS [read - USG-NPE]???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-10-26 20:33|| 2007-10-26 20:33|| Front Page Top

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