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Is John Kerry Growing a Pair?
2013-11-19
The secretary doesn't agree with Obama's team, especially Susan "the Benghazi attack was a film protest" Rice , on how to deal with Egypt. Unfortunately for Rice, Kerry is the one on the ground--and he's doing things his way.

Before Secretary of State John "I was in Vietnam" Kerry's recent trip to Cairo, National Security Adviser Susan Rice told him to make strong statements in public and private about the trial of deposed President Mohamed Morsi. On his own, Kerry
I am not taking orders from that woman
decided to disregard the White House's instructions.
Obama or Valerie Jarret?
The tension between the national security adviser and the secretary of state spilled over into public view in the past week, when Rice laid out her critical appraisal of the Egyptian government, which contradicted Kerry's assessment that Egypt was "on the path to democracy." The now public rift has been simmering behind the scenes for months and illustrates the strikingly divergent Egypt policies the White House and the State Department are pursuing.

The turf battles and internal confusion are hampering the administration's approach to Egypt, say lawmakers, experts, and officials inside both governments.

"John Kerry doesn't agree with Susan Rice on big portions of our Egypt policy, and he made a deliberate and conscious decision not to mention Morsi in his Cairo meetings," an administration official told The Daily Beast. "Susan Rice wasn't happy about it."
Who is the Secretary of State? Susan Rice or John Kerry? Valerie Jarret is most likely Susan's puppet master.
Posted by:Deacon Blues

#18  Probably not the kind of pair we meant

Posted by: junkiron   2013-11-19 22:05  

#17  Jaaawhn being "Presidential"

More like "Vice Presidential"...
Posted by: Pappy   2013-11-19 21:35  

#16   All I'm saying is he's got to be stoopid or knows something to buck ValJar. Posted by Deacon Blues

That is my take as well. Insiders know the deal, that's why nobody ever gets fired. Robert Gibbs was let go shabbily, and look what they're facing now with him now.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-11-19 16:18  

#15  All I'm saying is he's got to be stoopid or knows something to buck ValJar.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2013-11-19 16:14  

#14  Rice is a sycophant of Obama. Although I don't have much respect for Kerry, I doubt that he is a fawning parasite. The WH is sinking. Kerry might be hedging his bets in case there is opportunity down the road.
Posted by: JohnQC   2013-11-19 15:29  

#13  Secretary of State Jawn F'n Kerry to Not Secretary Of State Susan Rice: "I won"
Posted by: Frank G   2013-11-19 14:29  

#12  naw. he borrowed his wife's....
Posted by: Jack Elminetch8535   2013-11-19 14:19  

#11  One has to figure that the traditional upper crust of Egypt (those with whom Kerry would feel personal affinity) have told Kerry, in no uncertain terms, that the whole Morsi/Broderbund adventure was an unmitigated disaster. Perhaps, and I know that I'm reaching here, even Kerry is smart enough to pick up on their message.

Rice is a fool. She is a bigger fool than Kerry. She is far more easily controlled than Kerry. Rice will, defacto, revert to the "viva la revolution" mindset, thus her shout out for Morsi.
Posted by: remoteman   2013-11-19 14:13  

#10  Is Kerry growing a pair?

No. Not only no, but Hell no.

Is he growing a pair of breasts?

Maybe.
Posted by: Frozen Al   2013-11-19 11:58  

#9  Three more years of this circus.
Posted by: DoDo   2013-11-19 11:46  

#8  No, he is just aimlessly, twisting around in the foreign policy surf, destined to drown in the rip-tide of middle east politics.

The only way John could make a point with Abbas, is to point.

Posted by: Au Auric   2013-11-19 08:17  

#7  Jooos say talks are a facade.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-11-19 06:39  

#6  Facilitating ValJar's beloved Broederbond may be a bridge too far for Kerry.

He's perfectly OK with assisting Paleoswinians in every way he can.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2013-11-19 04:18  

#5  Some people are slow to accept the obvious. Would be cool, though, if Kerry decided to R-u-n-n-o-f-t.
/channeling O Brother Where art Thou?
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2013-11-19 01:35  

#4  Very interesting piece of palace politics. Facilitating ValJar's beloved Broederbond may be a bridge too far for Kerry.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-11-19 01:15  

#3  Ya don't need a Weatherman to know which way the wind blows...
Posted by: tu3031   2013-11-19 00:31  

#2  Jaaawhn being "Presidential".
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2013-11-19 00:29  

#1  If he wants, he can pick up his obama phone anytime. He sez.
Posted by: newc   2013-11-19 00:25  

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