Posted on 11/10/2011 12:54:31 PM PST by Eleutheria5
Dennis Ross, President Barack Obama’s key Middle East advisor, said Thursday he would resign from his post, AFP reported.
Ross, a veteran U.S. peace negotiator, said in a statement that he had made a promise to his wife to return to private life after two years in the administration and had outstayed that promise by a year.
He added that he was returning to private life with “mixed feelings.”
“It has been an honor to work in the Obama Administration and to serve this president, particularly during a period of unprecedented change in the broader Middle East,” Ross said. “Obviously, there is still work to do but I promised my wife I would return to government for only two years and we both agreed it is time to act on my promise.”
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A few months ago, Ross called on Israel and the PA to understand the urgency with which they must approach the peace process, saying the recent Arab Spring has shown that the status quo in the region cannot remain and that the area cannot be static.
“At this pivotal moment,” said Ross, “the greatest risk of all is to sit back and do nothing. This is a moment with extraordinary promise. Isn’t it better to seek peace and to thereby discredit (those who seek to undermine Israel)?”
Following Ross’ resignation announcement, White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Thursday that Ross had played a key role at a “historic time in the Middle East and North Africa.”
Carney added that Ross played “a critical role in our efforts to apply unprecedented pressure” on the Iranian government and had also supported democratic transitions in the region, Carney said.
He said that Obama would continue to periodically draw on Ross’ counsel going forward.
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Meanwhile, everybody remarks on how they have not seen any rats aboard ship lately.....
Wow. The fighter pilot who couldn’t start the plane resigns.
Big friggin hairy deal.
LOL
Sailors are looking forward to watching snotnosed kid with blue-blood girlfriend who kept standing at bow and saying “I’m the king of the world!” freeze to death. Everyone else, however, is having trouble seeing the silver lining.
About to blow up in his face, isn’t it?
Good time to get out of Dodge.
Now we know who left the mike on.
Wasn’t he the one who liked little girls?
Translation: I don’t want my fingerprints to be anywhere on this when the Bombs start falling on Tehran.
Dodge being...what? The world? Good time to be out of Dodge City Hall, perhaps. But there is no escape from the fruits of his stupidity, only the blame that comes afterwards.
“You’re not a wartime consigliere, Dennis.”
Aint no valley low enough...
It wouldn’t surprise me if it was Sarkozy with Bibi’s blessings. Obama: Aesop’s fable about the donkey and the lion’s pelt incarnate.
Another name to be cataloged for time when Obama’s enablers and apologists are brought forward to explain support for an ineligible POTUSA.
I don’t think so. He was on FNC a lot during the Bush adm.
Here is his picture:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Ross
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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I believe you’re thinking of Scott Ritter?
Yes, that’s the one.
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