The hillbuzzer nutcases should be thrilled and I will bet she challenges Obama.
Posted on 02/15/2011 10:24:12 AM PST by Libloather
Obama 'Furious' With Hillary State Department Over Egypt
By Newsmax Wires
Sunday, 13 Feb 2011 05:42 PM
Is a civil war brewing between the Obama White House and Hillary Clinton's State Department?
A New York Times story published this weekend suggests one may have erupted already.
On Saturday, the Times, quoting numerous White House sources, sought to explain the Obama administration's erratic policy statements during the Egyptian crisis.
The paper reported that Obama was "seething" over State Department officials's statement suggesting that the administration did not want a quick transition of power in Egypt, with President Hosni Mubarak stepping down from his office immediately.
**SNIP**
The Times states that Mr. Obama "was furious" about Clinton's and Wisner's statements, "as Mr. Obama was demanding that change in Egypt begin right away."
Secretary Clinton was not the only figure who opposed Obama's view. Clinton was joined by Vice President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who also were advocating that Obama adhere to a cautious and more traditional foreign policy approach toward the situation in Egypt.
Unhappy about the mixed signals high-ranking officials were giving, Obama intervened directly, telling White House advisers that "this was not the message we should be delivering.”
According to the Times, the Obama White House even recruited Democratic Sen. John Kerry to appear on "Meet the Press" last Sunday to contradict Wisner's statements that reflected Secretary Clinton's views. Wisner’s comments “just don’t reflect where the administration has been from day one,” Kerry said on the program.
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Sociopaths never, ever, assume responsibility for the negative consequences of their own actions. It’s always someone else’s fault.
Obama should want Hillary inside the tent rather than pissing outside on the tent.
The hillbuzzer nutcases should be thrilled and I will bet she challenges Obama.
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