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LTC(R) Ralph Peters definitely not on board with Rex Tillerson pick (Video)

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Posted by Besoeker 2016-12-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 I believe Peter's is an RU linguist and regional expert whose last active duty assignment was with the POW/MIA commission. I suspect at least some of his contempt toward Russia stems from that assignment. I have an abiding respect for the man.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-12-13 00:35|| 2016-12-13 00:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Is he a cunning linguist?

Posted by Raj 2016-12-13 00:45|| 2016-12-13 00:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Peters is even suggesting that Tillerson got ’dirty’ in his dealings with Putin!

Someone needs to inform NASA about that. Then again, the dudes at the space station might want to get some resupplies.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-12-13 07:47|| 2016-12-13 07:47|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm not adverse to Mr. Tillerson for Secretary of State. He has many years of international and domestic negotiating experience plus, already having made his money, won't turn the State Department into a storefront for money laundering.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2016-12-13 08:34|| 2016-12-13 08:34|| Front Page Top

#5 What's the flip side of getting along with the Russians? He appears to have survived his long-standing relationship with them. Perhaps Tillerson's expertise can be leveraged.

Ralph Peter's views aside, I suspect a great deal of the anxiety with Trump's appointments can be attributed to class envy.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-12-13 08:41|| 2016-12-13 08:41|| Front Page Top

#6 US Republican President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday formally announced Exxon-Mobil Corp chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson as his nomination to serve as US secretary of state.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-12-13 09:29|| 2016-12-13 09:29|| Front Page Top

#7 Question, IMO, you (Americans) should ask yourself "Does believing that Russia is a rival, but not an enemy makes one a traitor?"

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-12-13 10:13|| 2016-12-13 10:13|| Front Page Top

#8 Exxon's fortunes in Russia as compared with BP are instructive. Tillerson won't get rolled as SoS.

Posted by Hupaigum Elmolurt9204 2016-12-13 14:42|| 2016-12-13 14:42|| Front Page Top

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