State Dept "may be facing more serious revolt over Iraq among its ranks than previously thought.

[kpete]

Survey: Diplomats oppose Iraq policy
By MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Writer


WASHINGTON - Nearly half of U.S. diplomats unwilling to volunteer to work in Iraq say one reason for their refusal is they don't agree with Bush administration's policies in the country, according to a survey released Tuesday.

Security concerns and separation from family ranked as the top reasons for not wanting to serve in Iraq. But 48 percent cited "disagreement" with administration policy as a factor in their opposition, said the survey conducted by the American Foreign Service Association, the union that represents U.S. diplomats.

In addition, nearly 70 percent of U.S. diplomats who responded to the survey oppose forced assignments to Iraq, a prospect that sparked a storm of controversy last year when the State Department announced it might have to require such tours under penalty of dismissal in the largest diplomatic call-up to a war zone since Vietnam.

The results suggest the State Department may be facing a far more serious revolt over Iraq among its ranks than previously thought, and call into question its ability to fully staff diplomatic missions in Iraq, as well as those in Afghanistan and other dangerous posts deemed critical to the administration's foreign policy goals.

more at:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080108/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_diplomacy_iraq;_ylt=AuvvdlleiWUy.AyrBlBhVrWs0NUE

[ixion]

1. Condi's motto: "no one could have forseen"

seems to apply to just about everything.

[Supersedeas]

5. yep...must be another 'historical' document to add to the collection

[OzarkDem]

2. Send Nancy Brinker

http://www.speaking.com/clientimages/clientimages,b/brinkernancy.jpg

She's already at the State Department and can give all the Iraqi's free mammograms.

[Catshrink]

3. Send Pickles or Jenna or Not Jenna.

Oh,they said diplomats.

[annabanana]

4. "more than previously thought ". . By WHOM?

Career Diplomats and experienced Civil Servants in all branches of Government have been pushed out, or have jumped in disgust over the course of the last 8 years. . .

It will take years to reconstitute the generational, bureaucratic memory of how things are done that has been destroyed by this cabal...