[Betty Jane]

He's not attending because he is a know nothing. He is afraid the world will be less than impressed with him. He needs someone to tell him what to say and do. Until he knows what is happening in the meeting, and have it explained to him, he will not say anything.

Look how he handled the Russian invasion of Georgia. He didn't have a clue that Russia sat on the security council and had veto power.

[COBOL2Java]

He's not attending because he is a know nothing. He is afraid the world will be less than impressed with him. He needs someone to tell him what to say and do. Until he knows what is happening in the meeting, and have it explained to him, he will not say anything.

It would be difficult setting up that teleprompter at the conference table.

[Niuhuru]

“He is afraid the world will be less than impressed with him.”

I think we all know what the world thinks. They think he’s a diplomatic greenwood who is not going to be able to light into a fire that will burn the rest of the world off from acting against America.