Posted on 11/30/2006 11:14:51 PM PST by MadIvan
A US State Department official was facing disciplinary action yesterday for saying that Britain was routinely ignored in a “totally one-sided” relationship with America.
The remarks, made by Kendall Myers, prompted a letter to The Times today in which Robert Tuttle, the US Ambassador to London and a close friend of President Bush, insists that the US-UK relationship “will not be weakened by the careless remarks of a single individual”. He adds: “The individual views aired by Kendall Myers in no way reflect the views of the US Government; his inaccurate and ill-advised statements are not a reflection of US government opinion or policy.
“Why he chose to air these views in a public forum is a question only he can answer.”
Downing Street suggested that Dr Myers should resign as a senior analyst at the State Department, where he has worked for about 30 years, after his remarks were reported by The Times yesterday.
The State Department’s daily press conference yesterday was dominated by questions about Dr Myers, who has told colleagues that he is considering early retirement. Tom Casey, a spokesman, criticised the analyst’s opinions, saying: “I want to make clear he does not make policy either on the UK or other issues, and certainly doesn’t have a significant input into foreign policy formulation. We repudiate and disassociate ourselves from those comments. The comments, frankly, I think could be described as ill-informed, and I think from our perspective plain wrong.”
A senior State Department source went further, yesterday,saying that Mr Myers had broken “rule No 1” by expressing his private opinions in public. “I think you can imagine the first conversation Dr Myers had with his boss was not a very pleasant one,” he added.
Mr Tuttle’s letter says that the US-UK relationship was “forged in the ashes” of the War of Independence, emphasises the countries’ shared love of libertyand that the “close ties between our two governments have, for nearly 200 years, been reflected in the enduring ties between the British and American people”.
“The American Administration and the American people realise that they have no better friend in the world than the British people.”
Regards, Ivan
Ping!
>>Mr Tuttle’s letter says that the US-UK relationship was “forged in the ashes” of the War of Independence, emphasises the countries’ shared love of libertyand that the “”.<<
Well, actually we went to war again in 1812....
But the U.K is a damn good friend in a world where we have fewer good friends than we used to have.
The State Department and CIA have been waging war against the Bush Administration from Day One.
The arse should be punished far more than just this public dressing down!
Regards, Ivan
>>So do I!
The arse should be punished far more than just this public dressing down!<<
Do we know if he is career or appointed?
Sounds GREAT to me! :-)
We know very little about him, right now. Perhaps we'll learn more about him soon.
Thank you for inventing the chip. Please don't be offended if we eat them with catsup.
We can see today that China is under strong pressure to take clear positions on a number of key international issues. Iran is becoming a test case for China’s world role. Both the United States and Iran seek Chinese support in the debate over Iran’s nuclear program. I do not intend to lecture you on what China’s position should be, but I will say that I do not think the Chinese position on this key issue is very clear. I suspect that China’s position is not clear to the world, because the Chinese leadership has not yet clearly defined its position. Lofty principles too often take the place of practical politics.[5] I think China must define its position more clearly and take a more active role on the critical issue of nuclear proliferation. We the West, we the US, need China to help with the Iran nuclear question.
When the President of Iran comes to Shanghai in two weeks, he will almost certainly remind China’s leaders that Iran has a serious security problem. They are surrounded by countries with nuclear weapons and threatened by the world’s most powerful country. “Why shouldn’t we have nuclear weapons,” he might ask, “ and who are you to tell us that we cannot have nuclear weapons? You already have them and can feel more secure.” What is China’s answer to this question? I think I have an answer, but nobody has asked me.
No, no one asked.
Regards, Ivan
Joseph Wilson was ambassador to Gabon. In fact, that's the only country he was ever ambassador to. Unfortunately, it didn't slow him down much.
Ivan, they obviously read our exchange in regards to this issue and the principals.
...and heard "Freddie" and I with the bollocks/double bollocks.
I am standing up and applauding, tho' you see it not!
AmericanArchConservative
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Regards, Ivan
IMHO.
Offer it to him. He'd probably resign.
Can you take Mr Tuttle for a while ,feed him that Kidney pie stuff you eat, and take him wading in the Thames on a cold rainy day?
I think you mean Myers, but that's some imagery your comments evoke for me.
You are correct, I meant Kendall Myers...my apologies to Mr Tuttle(he can stay her and eat hamburgers)
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