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Scurrilous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:36 AM Original message |
Dennis Ross to be ousted as Obama's envoy to Iran |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:38 AM Response to Original message |
1. Sounds like a good idea.....for now..... |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:49 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I don't at all like that Iran's refusal to accept Ross because he's a Jew was a factor in this |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 01:00 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Until we get the full story...its hard for me to comment...maybe Ross offended them somehow other |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 01:04 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Agreed eom |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 01:06 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Sure, kid. Keep believing that. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:12 AM Response to Reply #9 |
19. Ross's book, including discussion of military action against Iran, came out Thursday: great timing: |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:58 PM Response to Reply #2 |
27. Sorry, but that's not going to fly here. |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 08:47 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. I mentioned it as one factor among many, and that remains my position. eom |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 12:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
31. It has less to do with his religion than his ties to Israel |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 01:08 AM Response to Reply #1 |
11. I think you're right, my limpet--diplomacy is about opening up communication... |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 01:13 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. le hope that day comes soon....Time for Peace is running out... |
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rpannier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:55 AM Response to Original message |
3. Can we refuse to accept their envoy because |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:57 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. We should demand that Iran appoints a Bahai envoy |
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rpannier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 01:01 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Agreed |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 01:24 AM Response to Reply #5 |
14. The man is a protege of Paul Wolfowitz and a PNACer. |
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iamjoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:03 AM Response to Reply #3 |
15. Then No Country Could Have Accepted Dubya's |
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rpannier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:02 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. Understood completely |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 09:20 AM Response to Reply #15 |
29. You're right. Bush only pretended to be a fundie. |
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Frisbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:07 AM Response to Reply #3 |
17. GWB apoointed their envoy? |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:56 AM Response to Original message |
4. Sounds like they didn't like the back-channels going on with Israel's govt |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 01:06 AM Response to Original message |
10. Good. We don't need someone with baggage going into that situation. n/t |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 01:16 AM Response to Original message |
13. The point of an Envoy is to be trusted to some degree by the folks he/she will deal with. |
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pjt7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:04 AM Response to Original message |
16. How idiotic can we get with having a jewish man |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:08 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. it is utter bullshit speculation to suggest that Ross was appointed |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:49 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. Not really. It's his resume. Go look up his wiki entry. n/t |
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laststeamtrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
20. K & R - n/t. |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
22. He's moving to the NSC to coordinate Persian Gulf affairs |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
23. I freakin' LOVE this place! |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:48 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Most of his career has been spent lobbying for Israel in some way. |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
24. K&R |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
30. Have we ever appointed a militant pro-Palestinian Arab-American as envoy to Israel? |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
32. Good. Using an Israeli agent to deal with Iran sends the wrong message. |
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