Posted on 03/24/2015 10:04:43 AM PDT by don-o
A spokeswoman for former Florida governor Jeb Bush says the possible Republican presidential candidate "disagrees" with one of his foreign policy advisers who spoke at a left-wing anti-Israel group this week.
James Baker, the former secretary of state and GOP foreign policy veteran, addressed the annual conference for J Street this week. An unpaid adviser to Bush, Baker criticized Benjamin Netanyahu for the Israeli prime minister's "diplomatic missteps and political gamesmanship" and expressed his support for a nuclear deal with Iran. As Politico reported, he also said he disagreed that President Barack Obama has hurt the United States's relationship with Israel and said on the issue of a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians, Netanyahu's "actions have not matched his rhetoric.”
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Jeb Bush also backtracks his abdication from
Terry Schiavo.
So, Jebbie disagrees with himself? Whataguy!
You’d think the Bushes would distance themselves from the guy after that ISG thing he was involved with in Iraq.
The link to the article on this thread goes back to another of James Baker’s inflammatory moments:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3193214/posts
ISG moves from consensus to conflictBy DANIEL LIBIT 4/22/08 4:32 AM EST In December 2006, in an effort to build a national consensus on a “new way forward in Iraq,” the Iraq Study Group painted itself as a portrait of bipartisan chumminess, with all political hackery checked at the door. Sixteen months later, seven of the 10 ISG members are backing presidential candidates with radically different views about how to proceed in Iraq. Republicans James Baker, Lawrence Eagleburger and Ed Meese are supporting Sen. John McCain, who argues that the United States should be sending more troops to Iraq. Democrats...
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Obama is in bed with the Iraq Study Group
4/5/2008 9:40:54 PM · by tedbel · 8 replies · 92+ views Israpundit ^ | Apri9l 5/08 | Ted Belman
A number of people have written to me to tell me Brzezinski, either is not on Obama's foreign team or is just one member of it. Ever since Brzezinski introduced Obama last summer, Brzezinski has remained in the background for fear of alienating Obama's Jewish support. It makes little difference because all the others on the team are generally in agreement with his policies. Now Lee Hamilton has officially joined the team. And as you know Hamilton and Brzezinski are joined at the hip. They both were on the Iraq Study Group and they both signed a letter among others,...
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5 Ex-Secretaries of State: Close Guantanamo Bay camp, open talks with Iran
3/28/2008 5:49:08 AM · by Flavius · 54 replies · 1,221+ views ap ^ | March 27, 2008 | Associated Press
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Five former U.S. secretaries of state are urging the next presidential administration to close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp and open a dialogue with Iran. Each says closing the facility in Cuba would bolster America's image abroad. Regarding Iran, they say it's important to maintain contact with adversaries and allies alike.
Baker still working indirectly for Kuwait?
It shall have to be more than just “disagree”. A major reset is in order, and a complete reboot.
But Jeb is what he is.
Perhaps, could there be a “fusion” ticket between the clearly shaky campaign that Herself, Madame Benghazi, the Cold & Joyless, has found Herself in, and this definitely limping Jeb Bush campaign? The two together could each cover the other’s weaknesses, and set themselves up as “the ones who could do it right, this time”.
Unh, maybe we should waitaminnit. Such a ticket could conceivably WIN, given today’s political climate and with some well-managed voter fraud in a few critical districts.
Don”t know about that.
But it is interesting that el Jebster had his SPOX do his moonwalking for him.
Snip:
(Spox) Campbell did not address whether Bush believes Baker should have spoken at the conference in the first place. Likewise, Campbell did not specify on which precise issues Bush actually disagrees with Baker
After Baker’s many years of anti-Israel attitudes, you might think Jebbie would have had some idea of that before associating with Baker and allowing him to speak at a forum that is known to be very critical of Israel.
Pretty amateurish and slip shod.
Actually, I should have said pretty amateurish and Bush league.
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