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Obama’s new foreign and security team: Could Colin Powell be on it?
Christian Science Monitor ^ | 11/8/12 | Howard LaFranchi

Posted on 11/08/2012 10:36:50 AM PST by Nachum

Washington Barack Obama’s reelection was barely sealed before some international voices began trumpeting how the president’s victory would mean a renewed American focus on foreign policy issues that languished during the campaign. President Obama could now revive the search for a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, international Middle East envoy Tony Blair said. The US will be bolder now in pressing for a resolution of Syria’s deadly and dangerous civil war, some US allies, including Turkish officials, predicted. Have these foreign friends heard of the “fiscal cliff”? (Snip) Mr. Obama will no doubt be looking broadly to

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: colin; foreign; obama; powell
That explains a lot...
1 posted on 11/08/2012 10:37:01 AM PST by Nachum
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To: Nachum

Bet on it


2 posted on 11/08/2012 10:45:58 AM PST by tgusa (gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger .......)
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To: Nachum

Brilliant. If anything can destroy what’s left of W’s legacy, this would.


3 posted on 11/08/2012 10:46:15 AM PST by Mach9
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To: Mach9

Good Pick for him


4 posted on 11/08/2012 11:04:41 AM PST by scooby321 (AMS)
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To: Nachum

Colon kissed 0buggerer’s arse for nothing. He’s not in the loop with the hard core commies the admin is looking for.


5 posted on 11/08/2012 11:05:42 AM PST by TigersEye (Who is John Galt?)
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To: Nachum

Sure it is time to focus on foreign policy since the laser beam focus and Summers of Recovery attention on jobs went so well.


6 posted on 11/08/2012 11:17:38 AM PST by rod1 (CTLY)
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To: Nachum

Could be. It’s not like he’s going to pick any republicans. Treasonous bastards are right up his alley.


7 posted on 11/08/2012 11:28:00 AM PST by Gil4 (Progressives - Trying to repeal the Law of Supply and Demand since 1848)
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To: Nachum
Behind the Scenes: Palestinian Demonstrations
8 posted on 11/08/2012 11:28:26 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper (Gluttons for punishment.)
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To: Nachum
Powell and his gang were largely responsible for the Scooter Libby debacle.

I really would hate to see his face on TV for the next 4 years.

9 posted on 11/08/2012 11:55:56 AM PST by what's up
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