Newly confirmed UN ambassador absent from Syria emergency meeting

FOXNEWS ^ | 08/22/13 | foxnews

[Doogle]

Samantha Power, America's new ambassador to the United Nations, skipped a major Security Council meeting Wednesday on the alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria, a move that drew sharp criticism considering her past comments denouncing the council's inaction on the violence.

The strike early Wednesday could stand as the deadliest such incident since the country's civil war began, with reports of hundreds dying. The U.N. Security Council called an emergency meeting Wednesday afternoon to debate the allegations, but ended up issuing a statement that fell far short of what the U.S. and its allies wanted.

Yet Power herself did not attend the emergency meeting. She was instead represented by career diplomat Ambassador Rosemary DiCarlo.

A U.S. mission official told Fox News that Power was on a "pre-arranged trip" and maintained that she was focusing closely on the Syria attack.

[Doogle]

...the old "pre-arranged trip" excuse. Another Odungo appointee calls it in....

[Rapscallion]

Never ask a woman to do a man’s job anyway

[MestaMachine]

It’s more than likely there is evidence that the chem attack THIS time was same as last time. Done by the ‘freedom fighters’ WE are supporting.

[MeshugeMikey]

rumor has it that she was consulting with the ONE regarding the makeup crew for his upcoming TV specials

[Da Coyote]

IF: Obamadork appointee
THEN: Incompetent, ill-educated, never produced anything of value, and -of course - very, very liberal.

[elpadre]

I don’t know about this chemical attack. However, we must remember these so-called rebel groups have a history of staging such happenings.

Also, are these the same WMD agents the same as believed transferred to Syria by Hussian at time of US (and UN) invasion of Iraq?

[dinoparty]

It is possible that she was ordered by Obama to not appear, after she tweeted that action must be taken in response to the chem attack. This might not be consistent with Obama’s position.

[llevrok]

Never ask a woman to do a man’s job anyway

Except for Amb. Jane Kirkpatrick.

[Gay State Conservative]

Go back to Europe,you worthless wetback Marxist!

[nuconvert]

Someone will find out where she went. If it wasn’t very significant, Fox will be on it.

[nuconvert]

Maragret Thatcher comes to mind

[Yorlik803]

She was a real bitch at the UN.....You can tell the UN hated her and visa versa.
Loved her....she had a real take no prisoner approach.

[silverleaf]

hmmm

does this mean our administration knows the attack was a false flag orchestrated by obama/McPain’s al Qaeda allies attempting to blame Assad’s forces?

samantha missing until everyone comes up with a story they can stick to- lessons learned from Benghazi

which reminds me, where be the specially smart national security advisor Susan Rice?

[Jane Long]

No surprise here. We were warned about Ms Powers, repeatedly, by Glenn Beck and Trevor Loudon. Here's a great recap of her *accomplishments".

[BenLurkin]

a “humanitarian hawk.”

In other words, a one-world statist.

[Night Hides Not]

What difference does it make?

[Oldexpat]

We are probably better off then if she never shows up at the UN. She needs to get her nails done and hair cut..every day.

[Godwin1]

This woman is not even a real American. She was born in Ireland and has all the anti-US views of the Irish socialist elite. Yes, this is not your father's Ireland.

[llevrok]

she took no prisoners. I miss people in our state dept like her.

[Yorlik803]

Yes.....well...those days are long past.People don’t even remember 9-11 because if they did Obama would have never been elected.