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John Kerry

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10. Thanks to her for reminding people that there is a State department

Reply to karynnj (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2014, 10:34 AM

Dec 2014

According to Politico, it is all the fact of the WH staff and Ben Rhodes specifically. I have no doubt he and the White House were important(crucial) actors, but these types of articles give credence to former Secreraries of Defense on how the WH deals with foreign/defense policy issues.

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/obama-castro-cuba-talk-113657.html

If I can believe politico (which I do not) somebody with NO experience in foreign policy/diplomacy brokered the deal all by himself. Seriously. If the WH thinks this is a way to be taken seriously, they've got to be kidding.

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Andrea Mitchell has spoken of how Kerry and the Vatican have been working on Cuba [View all] karynnj Dec 2014 OP

I remember the video clips and MBS Dec 2014 #1

Wonderful, isn't it? YvonneCa Dec 2014 #3

Good people who care about the world's... YvonneCa Dec 2014 #2

YES! n/t MBS Dec 2014 #4

Absolutely true karynnj Dec 2014 #5

He never 'let's the light go out'... YvonneCa Dec 2014 #6

yes, this is essentially his theme song MBS Dec 2014 #7

True and the memory of that night that you had a lot to do with as far as our group goes karynnj Dec 2014 #8

He was and is the real deal. MBS Dec 2014 #9

Still sorry to have missed that - blm Dec 2014 #13

Wich night are you talking about folks? mylye2222 Dec 2014 #18

It was the 25/45 one karynnj Dec 2014 #19

Merci! mylye2222 Dec 2014 #20

Thanks to her for reminding people that there is a State department Mass Dec 2014 #10

This may be weirdly like the climate change pact, where Kerry was barely mentioned at first --- karynnj Dec 2014 #11

Well --- crediting Rhodes, who did work on it better than Josh Rogin's assignment of primary credit karynnj Dec 2014 #12

Rogin's way of using HRC's eager PR team to undermine Kerry's success. blm Dec 2014 #14

Whether Republicans or Clinton team, the truth will win out karynnj Dec 2014 #15

I assess everything they do and say through their past actions and words blm Dec 2014 #16

I think I know the quote you mean and its clear he had little respect for Bill Clinton karynnj Dec 2014 #17