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2011-11-17 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

U.S. Says Opposition Violence Plays into Syrian Regime's Hands

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Posted by Fred 2011-11-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Syria

#1 Typical.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-11-17 02:44|| 2011-11-17 02:44|| Front Page Top

#2 So we have career diplomats that don't understand the mindset of the ME?

I would more expect Assad to say this or maybe the mental gymnast himself, Gilani, saying it. BUT to have a US official say something this illogical opens the door to a view of why we are so screwed up in our policies toward the ME.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2011-11-17 12:37|| 2011-11-17 12:37|| Front Page Top

#3 And in everything else government "careerism" touches.

Careerism at the management level in government is both a cancer and a plague, infecting all departments with a majority of decision makers who care only about their next step up the ladder and don't know Jaques Merde (to use the language of diplomacy) about the day-to-day duties and accumulated wisdom of their underlings.

And don't you DARE contradict them, or your behavior will be deemed inappropriate and/or insubordinate. Of course, if you are near retirement (like I was), such management obtuseness can turn out to be a feature rather than a bug.

Posted by Pollyandrew 2011-11-17 16:19|| 2011-11-17 16:19|| Front Page Top

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