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Albright slams US handling of Georgia crisis
AFP ^ | 8/31/2008 | AFP

Posted on 08/31/2008 1:08:43 PM PDT by libh8er

BERLIN (AFP) — Former secretary of state Madeleine Albright has blasted the current US administration's handling of the Georgia crisis, saying her first move would have been to travel to Russia for talks.

In an interview with the online service of German news weekly Der Spiegel Sunday, Albright said she would have criticised the Russian military surge into Georgia and recognition of two Georgian rebel enclaves but reassured Moscow over its security fears.

"I would have gone straight to Moscow, unlike the current Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice," she said, in remarks printed in German.

"I would have told the Russians in no uncertain terms that this behaviour is unacceptable. At the same time, I would have assured them that there is no threat at their borders."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: albright; foreignpolicy; georgia; russia

1 posted on 08/31/2008 1:08:44 PM PDT by libh8er
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To: libh8er

The maid speaks.


2 posted on 08/31/2008 1:10:04 PM PDT by Loyal Buckeye
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To: libh8er

She hasn’t had a date in a while and wants to dance with Putin.


3 posted on 08/31/2008 1:10:24 PM PDT by SeeSharp
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To: libh8er

Take a Midol, Maddy.


4 posted on 08/31/2008 1:10:42 PM PDT by Panzerlied ("We shall never surrender!")
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To: libh8er

Madeline Albright is a poster child for the idea of the auto de fe. Her first move in this whole picture was to bomb a totally innocent Christian nation for 80 days and nights including Easter Sunday to take Chinagate and Juanita Broaddrick off the front pages of our own newspapers.


5 posted on 08/31/2008 1:11:02 PM PDT by wendy1946
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To: libh8er
Hey maddy... pootie would roll you up like a booger and flick you out of the window... all you ever did was kiss the ass of the likes of chia head and yasser araFat! You were the WORST SOC in the history of the United States... and you make helen thomas look less fugly!

LLS

6 posted on 08/31/2008 1:11:13 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer ( REAGANISM not communism)
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To: libh8er

God help us — and he did — we survived the Carter/Clinton years — and Madeline Halfbright, with her massive appeasement agenda sure did a great job with handling North Korea, didn’t she??? And these malfeasant liberals have the guts to criticize anyone about anything?

GROSS HYPOCRISY.


7 posted on 08/31/2008 1:11:54 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: LibLieSlayer

SoS... sri.

LLS


8 posted on 08/31/2008 1:12:00 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer ( REAGANISM not communism)
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To: libh8er

Surely the Russians would have been waiting for the chance to be scolded by the US Secretary of State.

They would have sent Putin’s personal limo out to the tarmac to pick her up. All the top dogs would have been lined up to meet with her.

sarc


9 posted on 08/31/2008 1:12:12 PM PDT by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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To: Loyal Buckeye

Gosh this was effective in serbia, north korea and iraq.
How many terroist attacks while she was in charge?
The really sad thing is she is not the least bit embarassed over her total incompetence.


10 posted on 08/31/2008 1:12:14 PM PDT by genghis
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To: libh8er
I would have told the Russians in no uncertain terms that this behaviour is unacceptable. At the same time, I would have assured them that there is no threat at their borders

..and the Russians would have responded "OOOoohhh..ok ok... sorry we completely misunderstood the border threat. We apologize, we will pull out of Georgia tomorrow. Sorry for the misunderstanding and for any incoveniences.."

11 posted on 08/31/2008 1:12:46 PM PDT by libh8er
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To: libh8er

Just shut up Moron!


12 posted on 08/31/2008 1:13:43 PM PDT by rocksblues (Folks we are in trouble, "Mark Levin" 03/26/08)
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To: libh8er
Dear Madeleine Not-so-bright,
You are a failure and history will expose you as such.


13 posted on 08/31/2008 1:13:56 PM PDT by darkwing104 (Lets get dangerous)
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To: libh8er

Bahahahaha is this old bag of bird crap still alive??

She’d go to talk to Putin and he’d laugh her old wrinkly ass right out of the country.

Hey Dimlight, thanks for arming North Korea with nukes! “Those rascals, they tricked us!”


14 posted on 08/31/2008 1:14:02 PM PDT by NoobRep
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To: libh8er

This woman is forever making a fool of herself. I wish she would just go away!


15 posted on 08/31/2008 1:14:54 PM PDT by Sunshine Sister
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To: libh8er

Not to mention that the Europeans would have loved to have been bypassed as the US SecState swept right into Moscow and made it a bilateral issue.

I believe in the past this has been termed “cowboy diplomacy”.


16 posted on 08/31/2008 1:15:52 PM PDT by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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To: Panzerlied

17 posted on 08/31/2008 1:16:36 PM PDT by Perdogg
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To: libh8er

You’ve gotta be kidding me. Don’t get me started.


18 posted on 08/31/2008 1:16:59 PM PDT by AliVeritas (These principalities and powers can only be banished by prayer and fasting.)
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To: libh8er

The Honorable Albanian Cleaning Lady, speaks.


19 posted on 08/31/2008 1:18:15 PM PDT by ikka
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To: libh8er
"When a bunch of Albanians mistook Madeleine Albright for a hotel cleaning lady, the secretary of state spewed a most-undiplomatic, and untranslatable, stream of invective, a newspaper reports. A State Department spokesman wouldn't comment on the New York Daily News report that Albright was mistaken for a maid during last year's peace negotiations for Kosovo in Rambouillet, France. Albright at first wasn't recognized by the Albanian delegation when she walked into their room, it said.

"'One member of the delegation, who didn't realize who she was, and probably thinking she was some cleaning lady because it was after midnight, simply said to her, 'Give us five minutes and please go away,' recalled Albanian diplomat Dugagjin Gorani in War on Europe, a British TV program. Instead, Albright exploded in rage, swearing at the group, according to the reports. 'Mrs. Albright started using explicit language which the translators never could translate into Albanian,' says Veton Surroi, another member of the delegation."

Screaming and profanity. Great display of diplomacy.

20 posted on 08/31/2008 1:19:38 PM PDT by edpc (@#&!*$)
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To: genghis

No, the sad thing is this is what is going to reassume power in advising President Barack Obama on foreign policy and statesmanship.

Forget VP PLUGS- the Obama proletariat team will get him a teleconference mike with a transmit-only button and let him direct that numerous papers and briefings be prepared by adoring 3rd string poli sci interns.


21 posted on 08/31/2008 1:20:55 PM PDT by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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To: libh8er

This clown has been out of office for 8 years now. Why does she think anyone cares about what she says?


22 posted on 08/31/2008 1:21:48 PM PDT by Norman Bates (Freepmail me to be part of the McCain List!)
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To: libh8er

Was it her, Margaret Thatcher or both who are suffering from dementia.


23 posted on 08/31/2008 1:22:35 PM PDT by oilfieldtrash
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To: libh8er

Maddy and Bubba helped create this problem by attacking Serbia against the wishes of Russia to support an Islamic terror group.

But it helped keep Monica out of the news.

Proud of that little episode in history, Maddy?


24 posted on 08/31/2008 1:23:10 PM PDT by BigBobber
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To: libh8er

Maddie, you and Jimmah need to shut your ancient old traps and go away.


25 posted on 08/31/2008 1:23:39 PM PDT by JustaCowgirl (Appearing on unwatched Sunday talk shows and wrong about every world event counts as experience?)
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To: libh8er
saying her first move would have been to travel to Russia for talks.

And then what Maddy? Shake your finger and say "shame, shame, shame?"

26 posted on 08/31/2008 1:23:45 PM PDT by John123 (Obambi said that he has been in 57 states. I will now light myself on fire...)
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To: Sunshine Sister

Woulda, coulda. shoulda, Monday quarterback talk. Just think what someone else could have done things during Slick’s tenure.


27 posted on 08/31/2008 1:23:48 PM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (If everyone stays home and no one votes will Congress disappear?)
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To: libh8er

Don't forget to empty the trash.

28 posted on 08/31/2008 1:24:50 PM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: Loyal Buckeye

Who care what the clean lady says?


29 posted on 08/31/2008 1:28:37 PM PDT by bmwcyle (Vote McWhatshisname and PALIN)
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To: libh8er
This comes form a woman that gave up all her secrets to a spy because she would not password protect her computer!
30 posted on 08/31/2008 1:29:56 PM PDT by mountainlion (concerned conservative.)
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To: libh8er

“Former secretary of state Madeleine Albright has blasted the current US administration’s handling of the Georgia crisis, saying her first move would have been to travel to Russia for talks.”

As usual, the first reaction of a dim/idiot is to press for ‘talks’.


31 posted on 08/31/2008 1:30:22 PM PDT by Be_Politically_Erect (If I didn't think he'd get emotionally attached to it, I'd tell Obama to kiss my A** !)
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To: libh8er

No doubt she would have returned from Moscow with a document proclaiming “peace in our time.”


32 posted on 08/31/2008 1:37:29 PM PDT by yazoo
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To: libh8er

If I ever run into her on a street, I am gonna kick her like an extra point...


33 posted on 08/31/2008 1:37:51 PM PDT by RadioCirca1970 (Welcome to the Terror Dome....)
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To: RadioCirca1970

Madeline “AllWrong?”

Oldplayer


34 posted on 08/31/2008 1:44:15 PM PDT by oldplayer
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To: wendy1946

I can see why she would dismissed any linkage between the Georgian crisis and Kosovo. She started the whole Kosovo mess!


35 posted on 08/31/2008 1:44:16 PM PDT by Nonperson
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To: Norman Bates

“This clown has been out of office for 8 years now. Why does she think anyone cares about what she says?”

Maybe she’ll be Obama’s new SOS! Barf!!!


36 posted on 08/31/2008 1:44:17 PM PDT by Nonperson
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To: libh8er

Isn’t she the handler of the Elian Gonzalez fiasco?
STFU there you very stupid very ugly woman Albright.


37 posted on 08/31/2008 1:49:32 PM PDT by Joe Boucher (An enemy of Islam)
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To: libh8er

Even Chamberlain wasn’t naive enough to travel to have a chat with Hitler after Germany took over Czechoslovakia.


38 posted on 08/31/2008 1:53:36 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Whale oil: the renewable biofuel for the 21st century.)
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To: libh8er
Bla-

This sort of gibberish goes over well in Europe.

Traveling to Moscow would be about as fruitful as the European negotiations with Tehran.

But..... after she let go her typical liberal BS and threw in her obligatory attack on the administration she more or less said that she would do what we're doing, stand by Georgia and isolate Russia.

39 posted on 08/31/2008 2:01:47 PM PDT by Red6 (Come and take it.)
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To: libh8er

Hey Halfbright! We’ll call you with the next brisket/hungry N. Korean midget dictator crisis! Till then glass houses beehatch!


40 posted on 08/31/2008 2:41:43 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist (I will stand with the Muslims ~B Hussein Obomunist ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Verito Possumus~Verified Sleeper!)
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This is truly appalling : a former Secretary of State blasting her own country on foreign soil to America-hating foreign journalists. OK, America is not really “her” country since she was born and raised in Europe and retains a Eurotrash sensibility. OK, Hillary insisted that Bill name an affirmative action gal as Secretary of State. OK Albright was only a third tier academic. But they COULD have at least found a real American for the job. The problem she has now is the same problem she had as Secretary. She is not really an American but thinks and acts like a foreigner. With Obama in the White House , this vile woman will be again on the scene. Reason alone to vote against him.
41 posted on 08/31/2008 2:43:34 PM PDT by Godwin1 (Godwin)
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To: libh8er
Albright slams US handling of Georgia crisis

I hope she got the toilet cleaned properly this time...

42 posted on 08/31/2008 2:44:48 PM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: libh8er

Would’a, Should’a, Could’a...


43 posted on 08/31/2008 3:11:19 PM PDT by FrankR (Liberalism is Communism by the drink - P.J. O'Roarke)
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To: libh8er

(Former secretary of state Madeleine Albright has blasted the current US administration’s handling of the Georgia crisis, saying her first move would have been to travel to Russia for talks. )

Talk talk talk. That is all these people ever think of. If talking worked Russia would not have gone into Georgia in the first place. Now while Albright certainly is very scary looking I doubt seriously that the Russina would give a rats pattoot what she had to say about anything.
And of course while she would have been talking they (russans would have been killing more people and moving further into Georgia.


44 posted on 08/31/2008 3:20:01 PM PDT by SECURE AMERICA (Got Freedom ? Thank a Veteran...... Want to keep Freedom? Don't vote Obama)
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To: libh8er

Is she still around, I thought she would have retired to the lowest levels of the sewer.


45 posted on 08/31/2008 3:55:58 PM PDT by chiefqc
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To: silverleaf
I have never been so ashamed of any human in my life, as I have been of Madelyn Albright. I remember seeing her picture in the newspaper talking to some male world leaders with her dress pulled up high on her big fat rear end. What a disgrace!
46 posted on 08/31/2008 4:12:00 PM PDT by tessalu
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I have never been so ashamed of any human in my life, as I have been of Madelyn Albright. I remember seeing her picture in the newspaper talking to some male world leaders with her dress pulled up high on her big fat rear end.

Come on, give the lady a break, she had to use a fishing trawler rig to get into her girdle that day...

47 posted on 08/31/2008 4:15:09 PM PDT by Sir Francis Dashwood (LET'S ROLL!)
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To: libh8er

This from the POS who rolled over in orgasmic spasms over Kim Sung Il?

Crawl back into your well deserved obscurity you worthless bag of crap.


48 posted on 08/31/2008 5:28:44 PM PDT by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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