Posted on 07/01/2009 5:34:54 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged President Obama for two days to toughen his language on Iran before he did so, and then was surprised when he condemned Iran's crackdown on demonstrators last week, administration officials say.
At his June 23 news conference, Mr. Obama said he was "appalled and outraged" by Iranian behavior and "strongly condemned" the violence against anti-government demonstrators. Up until then, Mr. Obama and other administration officials had taken a softer line, expressing "deep concern" about the situation and calling on Iran to "respect the dignity of its own people."
Behind the scenes, the officials, who spoke on the condition that they not be named because they were discussing internal deliberations, said Mrs. Clinton had been advocating the stronger U.S. response, but the president resisted. When he finally took her advice, the aides said, he did so without informing her first.
This was the first known example of awkwardness between the two former rivals for the Democratic nomination for president since they made up following Mr. Obama's election. The disagreement also gave some insight into the Obama administration's foreign policy decision-making process five months into its term. (snip)
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Yeah Obama.
His team will fall apart when things get bad. There is no rational reason to show loyalty to a narcissistic fool.
Stick and stones may...oh nevermind.
Agreed. Particularly when so much of the team is the former Clintonistas. This is very telling that Hillary's minions leak this kind of inner circle disagreement to the Washington Times.
Hillary will have to leave her role as SoS next year some time if she wants to challenge in ‘12. Expect “philosophical differences” to surface over the next several months...
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She would have been a better president.
Meaningless words in any case.
It sure is telling — ZERO’s honeymoon is really over. Just like Ms. Clinton refused to call the Hondorus legal ousting of the President who went against the Constitution a coup.
This is like pass the popcorn. Guess Ms. Clinton is going to ressurect the clock in the middle of the night. She knows that ZERO frauded the caucus system of the Dems and it must be grating on her even more with his arrogance.
Hard to say but you are probably correct. Plus we'd have First Gentleman Bill to keep us entertained.
I’d like to see the Cuda in a celebrity death match with the socialist punk.
I think she’d kick his big eared skinny ass.
Maybe field dress him while she’s at it.
Obama makes Hillary look like Barry Goldwater.
I think she’d kick his big eared skinny ass.
Maybe field dress him while she’s at it.
Well yeah, but all you'd have would be a big steaming pile of crap and a skin and bones.
Hillary has bigger you know what’s than Obama.
My only fear would be Michelle(the linebacker)Obama coming
off the top rope!
The biblical Barak was equally hesitant.
0be talked tough? I missed it somehow.
- General George Patton Jr
It's awfully hard to be decisive when your constantly staring at the weather vane to see which way the winds blowing.
love it :)
Don’t think the shelf ass bitch could manage to get her big butt on the top rope.
I completely agree....at the time I wanted Obama to win the Democratic nomination because I never thought American would vote for such a radical in the general...but Mccain was such a poor candidate...I wish Hillary was president....never thought I’d say that!
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