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White House: Should have sent high official to Paris march
Yahoo News ^ | 01/12/15 | Julie Pace

Posted on 01/12/2015 1:11:56 PM PST by AngelesCrestHighway

In a rare public admission of error, the White House said Monday the U.S. should have sent a high-level official to an anti-terror march in Paris that was attended by more than 40 world leaders. represented Sunday by the U.S. ambassador to France, though Attorney General Eric Holder was in Paris for security meetings. "It's fair to say we should have sent someone with a higher profile," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. Secretary of State John Kerry was on a long-planned trip to India on Sunday but now will visit France later this week. The White House appeared to have been caught off guard by both the display of international unity at the Paris march and the criticism of its decision to be represented only by Ambassador Jane Hartley. Monday's admission of error seemed aimed at blunting criticism that the decision was tone deaf or disrespectful of the long U.S. alliance with France, a country set on edge by three days of terror that resulted in 17 deaths.

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To: plain talk

Zero regrets not having the photo op...


41 posted on 01/13/2015 2:00:04 AM PST by Kackikat
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To: Kackikat
Bingo.

Zero missing his chance to get into that cheesy arm-in-arm photo-op was a political strategic blunder of epic proportions.

I bet someone on staff is missing part of their rear today.

42 posted on 01/13/2015 2:05:23 AM PST by catfish1957 (Everything I needed to know about Islam was written on 11 Sep 2001)
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To: rcrngroup
I'm proud that the leader of the free world was there prominently in front....by that I mean Bibi Netanyahu, a true leader of the free world.

I have a strong deep respect for PM Netanyahu. However, this event's end product ended being a media showcase of the parading of so called "moderate-muslims" showing their faux support against terrorism. Love to hear what these same pukes said when they got back home.

I'd preferred if Bibi had stayed home, and avoided this cheesy photo-op.

43 posted on 01/13/2015 2:17:51 AM PST by catfish1957 (Everything I needed to know about Islam was written on 11 Sep 2001)
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To: BenLurkin

Sadly, there is a look of fear behind that poor little girl’s gritted smile. Me thinks Grandpa Joe needs to be on certain lists.


44 posted on 01/13/2015 2:23:34 AM PST by catfish1957 (Everything I needed to know about Islam was written on 11 Sep 2001)
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To: catfish1957

Obama was balancing his Muslim side by not going, and an ‘after the fact’ apology was intended to appease everyone else, nothing more, nothing less. Zero is not interested in solidarity, he is divisive.


45 posted on 01/13/2015 3:04:39 AM PST by Kackikat
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To: catfish1957

When I said he ‘regretted not having the photo op’, I didn’t mean he would have the courage to go if he had known, and offend his Muslim friends.


46 posted on 01/13/2015 3:06:20 AM PST by Kackikat
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To: Kackikat

At this point in this puke’s career, I think gaining political capital outweighs his muslim loyalties. They have already admitted regretting the omission.


47 posted on 01/13/2015 3:18:25 AM PST by catfish1957 (Everything I needed to know about Islam was written on 11 Sep 2001)
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To: catfish1957

He may regret not having a photo op, but he is unwillining to upset Louis Ferrehkan and others like Saudi King, who helped put him in office. Don’t believe anything these people say it’s all political posturing.

Never forget that he said in his book “When the political winds shift, I will stand with the Muslims.”


48 posted on 01/13/2015 3:27:10 AM PST by Kackikat
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To: catfish1957
I understand your point. Normally these touchy feely types of gatherings will do nothing to stop the Islamic terrorists & bloodshed, but is just a charade by the political elitists for more appeasing & capitulation.

However in this case, I think that Bibi showed true courage & strength, knowing that he was putting his life in danger walking in the open like this. If anything it reiterated his standing as the leader of the free world, while 0bama stayed home like a coward & appeaser, watching TV. A true coward for sure.

49 posted on 01/13/2015 11:47:08 AM PST by rcrngroup
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