Nikki Haley is ripping Russia and their puppet Bashar al-Asshat at the UN.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

This should be interesting.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

1. Words are cheap, Ambassador.

Your boss hasn't opened his little mouth once yet about what happened.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. It's a start.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

6. Maybe, but I admit I'm cynical.

The Trump Administration has basically admitted it has no use for the UN, so sending Haley down there to act concerned really doesn't say much to me. It's all Kabuki theater.

Their first reaction was to blame President Obama for what happened, and leave any mention of Putin out of their statement altogether.

[jmg257]

9. He condemned it in the presser.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

10. Notably without a single mention of Russia or Putin.

Who have given Assad full cover to do what he does.

[jmg257]

11. Ah thanks for that info!

[kimbutgar]

2. I see her getting a call tonight from the White House to shut up against their ally Russia

[MattP]

4. After Tillerson and Haley gave Assad legitimacy last week

[nolabear]

5. She seems to be threatening them.

Did I hear that right? If they don't act collectively we'll act alone?

Educate me.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. Interesting. What if Putin doesn't like that?

Or - here's me being cynical - maybe Putin is allowing the criticism in the U.N. because the U.N. has no actual power, and is allowing it only to give his puppet Trump cover in the U.S.?

[TheBlackAdder]

8. Smoke and mirrors. Distracting the folks while the pickpocket works the room.