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Bolton's successor (Zalmay Khalilzad)
December 9, 2006 ^
| 12-9-06
| Robert D. Novak
Posted on 12/09/2006 7:59:56 AM PST by veronica
WASHINGTON -- Zalmay Khalilzad, who was announced this week as leaving as U.S. ambassador to Iraq, is the leading prospect to replace John Bolton as envoy to the United Nations.
President Bush was reported by aides as looking for someone who approximates Bolton's combination of toughness and diplomatic skill and has tentatively decided on Khalilzad. A native of Afghanistan, he has served in government posts dating back to 1985 and is the highest-ranking Muslim in the Bush administration.
Speculation on a new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations to succeed John Bolton is focusing on the current U.S. ambassador in Iraq, Khalilzad, and a former U.S. deputy ambassador at the U.N., Richard Williamson. A footnote: State Department sources have said Andrew Card, who on April 14 finished five years as White House chief of staff, was interested in the UN post and was a dark horse to get it. However, he never made any such desire known to the president and is not being considered for the UN.
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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bigots; dividedloyalties; enemywithin; fifthcolumn; hate; infiltration; khalilzad; retards; zalmaykhalilzad
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To: jrooney
FR should be embarrassed to have some of these posts on this thread. Sad and pathetic at the ignorance and racism here.Not really, IMO.
Before we get to 100 replies, the kneejerkers will be saying mea culpa. That's what's so good about this forum.
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posted on
12/09/2006 9:28:51 AM PST
by
DCPatriot
("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon)
To: veronica
Why do you think they have never heard about him. He is in the news all the time for being our ambassador to Iraq. The arrogance of some people on this forum is worst than the left wing liberals for thinking that the "regular people" are stupid and uninformed. Your arguments are so weak that it is embarrassing to even debate you.
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posted on
12/09/2006 9:29:01 AM PST
by
jveritas
(Support The Commander in Chief in Times of War)
To: jveritas; All
You all trust Jveritas to translate the captured Iraqi documents and praise his patriotism for doing it but when he is informed on Kahlilzad, respects him and trusts him, like I do, to be our rep at the UN, some of you act like a bunch of jackasses. I expect that from the donkeys but not from my fellow GOP.
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posted on
12/09/2006 9:29:03 AM PST
by
jrooney
( Hold your cards close.)
To: no one in particular
Just in on Fox: Saddam's nephew escapes from prison with the help of a cop...
104
posted on
12/09/2006 9:29:53 AM PST
by
null and void
(To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone. --Reba McEntire)
To: null and void
The key question is what changed? Did he have an Epiphany? I don't know. I'm reading up on him as we speak.
To: tkathy
Now that is RACISM at its climax.
106
posted on
12/09/2006 9:30:23 AM PST
by
jveritas
(Support The Commander in Chief in Times of War)
To: jrooney
It is no more racist to question this man's appropriateness for the job than it is to profile Arabs and Muslims at airports. I live in the real world. If he's right for the job his experience will reveal that.
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posted on
12/09/2006 9:30:48 AM PST
by
veronica
(http://images20.fotki.com/v360/photos/1/106521/3848737/gladysPSCP-vi.jpg)
To: tkathy
That's a ridiculous thing to say, IMO.
Got your white hood back from the dry cleaners?
108
posted on
12/09/2006 9:31:19 AM PST
by
DCPatriot
("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon)
To: processing please hold
Good screen name to go with that post...
109
posted on
12/09/2006 9:31:23 AM PST
by
null and void
(To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone. --Reba McEntire)
To: traderrob6
I see absolutely nothing in his past that would indicate a subjugation of his countries interests to that of his religious beliefs.What kind of a so-called Muslim would put our Infidel interests above those of Allah?
The best we can hope for is Zalmay Khalilzad is a traitor to his religion. - tom
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posted on
12/09/2006 9:31:42 AM PST
by
Capt. Tom
(Don't confuse the Bushies with the dumb Republicans - Capt. Tom)
To: tkathy; admin
"Anyone dumb enough to be a muslim is too dumb to do anything worthwhile."
You should be banned for your post.
111
posted on
12/09/2006 9:31:53 AM PST
by
jrooney
( Hold your cards close.)
To: DCPatriot
At one time I supported all Democrats..when I was one
of 7 children in the 30's and never heard of a big meal..
also- In old days...a good fist fight made life
interesting... wonder if Bolton would smack Chaffee in the
mouth if he had a chance??? JK
To: jveritas; tkathy
Now that is RACISM at its climax.
No, it's not, because Islam is not a race. It is a stupid thing to say though.
To: veronica
He has been serving republican administration for 20 plus years, including Reagan. I think he has earned my trust.
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posted on
12/09/2006 9:33:07 AM PST
by
jrooney
( Hold your cards close.)
To: veronica
115
posted on
12/09/2006 9:33:43 AM PST
by
nuconvert
([there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business] (...but his head is so tiny...))
To: marsh_of_mists
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posted on
12/09/2006 9:33:45 AM PST
by
jveritas
(Support The Commander in Chief in Times of War)
To: Francis McClobber
I discounted it as tripe.
That is your prerogative.
It is better than just sticking one's head in the sand, as that causes one's ears to fill up with sand.
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posted on
12/09/2006 9:34:49 AM PST
by
TomGuy
To: jveritas
To: jveritas
If he's vocally pro-Israel, then he's exactly who we want for the job. More than any other ambassador, he has to reject the antisemitism, no matter how subtly expressed, from the UN.
119
posted on
12/09/2006 9:34:52 AM PST
by
AmishDude
(I coined "Senator Ass" to describe Jim Webb. He may have already used it as a character in a novel.)
To: All
This thread is a really sad display.
One would think people who claim to be conservative wouldn't be making comments like we see on this thread.
My personal favorite is the asinine suggestion that Muslims should be disqualified from public office on the basis of their religion.
I guess the Constitution doesn't mean a lot of some here on FR.
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posted on
12/09/2006 9:35:25 AM PST
by
COEXERJ145
(Happy Birthday Reiko Aylesworth! (24’s "Michelle Dessler"))
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