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2011-12-07 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

U.S., France Return Ambassadors to Damascus

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Posted by Fred 2011-12-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Syria

#1 consistent "Smart Diplomacy". Is Assad a "Reformer" again, Hillary?

Posted by Frank G 2011-12-07 08:41|| 2011-12-07 08:41|| Front Page Top

#2 I guess State figures having ambassador Ford back in Damascus as a thorn in Assad's backside is worth the risk of him getting sent home in a box.

Or - maybe precisely because of the risk.

Posted by Pappy 2011-12-07 10:12|| 2011-12-07 10:12|| Front Page Top

#3 What about change of ambassadors---I hear the current USA ambassador to Belgium could use a new posting?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-12-07 11:48|| 2011-12-07 11:48|| Front Page Top

#4 They let the career diplomats take the risk. The political ~~bozos~~ ambassadors normally stay in cushy jobs until the administration changes, they ~~screw up~~ get tired of it, or ~~there's a political donor with deeper pockets~~ something else comes up.

Posted by Pappy 2011-12-07 18:04|| 2011-12-07 18:04|| Front Page Top

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