Knives Come Out for U.S. Ambassador to Egypt Anne Patterson

The Cable ^ | 3 Jul 2013 | John Hudson

[mandaladon]

Republicans from Texas Senator Ted Cruz to House Foreign Affairs Chairman Ed Royce have pounced on statements like these, increasingly seeing Patterson as the key implementer for a policy that at least offers tacit support to the Muslim Brotherhood..............She's just doing what Obama dictated.

[mandaladon]

It didn't help Patterson's standing when she met with senior Brotherhood officials, the Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and his deputy Khairat Al-Shater. For some liberal Egyptians, this was seens as nothing less than conspiring with the enemy. Now Egyptian protesters are carrying signs with the ambassador's face crossed out..........She better get the hell out of Egypt soon.

[Thorliveshere]

“What does it matter?”

[ArrogantBustard]

She's just doing what Obama dictated.

With respect, that's her job. An ambassador is there to represent the policies of the government which sent him.

If Ms. Patterson is representing bad policies, that problem points right back to the head of government who sent her: Barack Hussein Soetoro 0dinga Whatever 0bama.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Make room under the bus.

[Westbrook]

U.S. Ambassador to Egypt, Ann Patterson sez ...

> “The fact is they ran in a legitimate election and won,”
> she said.

Yeah.

So did Adolf Hitler.

And so did your totalitarian, collectivist, statist boss 0bamarx.

[married21]

She does need to close the embassy and leave. We don’t need another dead ambassador.

[Westbrook]

> “What does it matter?”

No, no, get it right.

Shrillery said, “What difference does it make?”

[Hotlanta Mike]

Where’s John Kerry? Sailboarding on Martha’s Vineyard?

[tanuki]

This decade’s April Glaspie?

[Timber Rattler]

If I were her, I’d be packing my bags right now and planning on catching the earliest U.S. flight out of the country she can...

[laplata]

Where’s John Kerry? Sailboarding on Martha’s Vineyard?

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He’s talking Climate Change with some other idiot somewhere.

[DManA]

Hey Anne, maybe they are protesting that video. Did you ever think of that?

[tsomer]

"Some say that street action will produce better results than elections," Patterson said. "To be honest, my government and I are deeply skeptical."

They weren't a bit skeptical during the chaos of the "Arab Spring." These people are unbelievable.

[allendale]

Patterson’s predicament is emblematic of American policy in the Mideast for the past sixty years. For the most part it is confusing, has alienated the majority of the regions population and has not benefited the United States. The reality is that oil will find its way to American shores as long as we have the hard currency to pay. The sellers must market their oil or they will wither and die. There will never again be a successful OPEC boycott.

[magua]

US women are three for three. Hilary,Susan and Ann. Need to keep the women voters happy.

[colorado tanker]

Is there any issue the idiot in the White House can’t get on the wrong side of?

[elpadre]

has she been involved in promoting the acceptance of sodomy as other embassies have been doing?

[rightwingintelligentsia]

I get the impression Egyptians don't care for her.

[444Flyer]

She isn’t safe right now and should get out. Prayerfully she has the wisdom not to wait for an Obama transport or count on his protection. Of course they may be suggesting she stand down and wait till things cool off. Is Obama willing to sacrifice another ambassador in an attempt to save face for the MB?