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GOP on Iran: "Hey Kerry..." (Original Post)
kpete
Nov 2013
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There is a thin line between gestures of friendship and gestures that display desperation to negotiate," said Elliott Abrams, a foreign policy advisor to Presidents Reagan and George W. Bush. "I think a gesture like moving carriers into the [Persian] Gulf is more likely to get us a successful negotiation."
http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-iran-griffin-20131130,0,2666282,full.story
benld74
(9,904 posts)2. Hey Elliot, can u read between the lines for this gesture?
Berlum
(7,044 posts)3. "We Republicon OCCULTISTS have blazed a Dip-low-matic Trail of Fail." - Elliott Abrams
"So if you follow the Republicon lead you can be sure a couple of Greed Freak Power Wankers will get filthy rich, and America will get screwed, as always happens with Republicon Occultism. As we have consistently demonstrated, that is THE Republicon way. Smirk. Sneer." - Elliott 'Chickenhawk' Abrams (R - Occultist, Atrocity Specialist)
Berlum
(7,044 posts)4. GOP leadership gathers to formulate Repubelicon fourUN Policee