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Exclusive: Soft Power Slump
Family Security Matters ^ | October 27, 2009 | James Carafano

Posted on 10/27/2009 5:26:38 AM PDT by captjanaway

Obama’s week finished with a soft power slump. The U.S. had high hopes for two meetings with Iranian officials on their suspect nuclear programs.

Early in the week the administration prematurely and foolishly started crowing that the Iranians were willing to negotiate. Soft power, they proclaim, had triumphed. A Washington Post article described the deal as “providing a major boost for the Obama administration” in engaging with the Islamist government in Tehran.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: homelandsecurity; iran; obama

1 posted on 10/27/2009 5:26:38 AM PDT by captjanaway
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To: captjanaway
What happened to the September deadline Obama gave Iran to respond to the UN letter?

Is it a requirement that the people who “negotiate” with Iran must be naive to the point of absolute stupidity? Do they enjoy getting played in front of the whole world? Iran must be ROFLOL.

2 posted on 10/27/2009 5:37:47 AM PDT by Obadiah (Obama: Chains you can believe in!)
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