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Southeast Asia |
U.S. not abandoning Asia, Kerry insists |
2013-10-06 |
BALI, Indonesia — The United States isn’t backing away from Asia, Secretary of State John F. Kerry insisted Saturday, as President Obama’s canceled Asian trip set his policy “pivot” toward the region onto the back foot. Acknowledging that Obama is missing opportunities for direct diplomacy with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and others attending a series of international trade and cooperation meetings, Kerry was at pains to tell Asian leaders that they should not read too much into the absence. That left Kerry, as Obama’s stand-in, arguing that the United States is every bit as committed to Asia as the president’s first-term promises led many in the region to believe, and that the government shutdown that led Obama to stay home threatens America’s reputation abroad. |
Posted by:Au Auric |
#7 He's been wrong about everything so fsr. |
Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-10-06 19:47 |
#6 Picture makes me think he is doing a $5 Foot Long Subway commercial, but I know Subway has more class than that. |
Posted by: USN, Ret. 2013-10-06 18:09 |
#5 Double pivot? Hey that's travelin ain't it? Nonsense, the prez knows thats a five yard penalty. |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-10-06 14:46 |
#4 We are not abandoning Asia, just writing it off. It is a nuanced policy, ya see.... |
Posted by: Alaska Paul 2013-10-06 13:31 |
#3 the United States is every bit as committed to Asia as the president's first-term promises led many in the region to believe... Okay. There's your first mistake. |
Posted by: tu3031 2013-10-06 11:17 |
#2 After all, it's not as if we've ever abandoned anyone in Asia before. |
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2013-10-06 10:46 |
#1 Double pivot? Hey that's travelin ain't it? |
Posted by: Shipman 2013-10-06 04:49 |