Posted on 06/22/2009 1:42:25 PM PDT by kristinn
The United States said Monday its invitations were still standing for Iranian diplomats to attend July 4 celebrations at US embassies despite the crackdown on opposition supporters.
President Barack Obama's administration said earlier this month it would invite Iran to US embassy barbecues for the national holiday for the first time since the two nations severed relations following the 1979 Islamic revolution.
"There's no thought to rescinding the invitations to Iranian diplomats," State Department spokesman Ian Kelly told reporters.
"We have made a strategic decision to engage on a number of fronts with Iran," Kelly said. "We tried many years of isolation, and we're pursuing a different path now."
But he said it was not clear if Iranian diplomats had accepted the invitations.
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Excellent point. Everything that Obama is doing has now surpassed the worse nightmares I had of him before the election. It is really surreal.
Shameful video of Obama’s wimpy,slimey, State Department spokesman, Ian Kelly’s statement yesterday. They left off the part about ‘a goodwill gesture’ quoted in other sources.
US Will Continue “Hot Dog Diplomacy” With Iran
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2009/06/22/us_will_continue_hot_dog_diplomacy_with_iran.html
Get a load of his snarky grin the whole time he is talking. It absolutely reeks of contempt for everything this country stands for...mainly FREEDOM!!
These people are an absolute embarrassment to this country!
I caught him on the news yesterday. He is an absolutely pathetic naive “elitist”. Reminds of the the UK’s Labour Party. Complete denial of the threats.
He was a Carter boy. How fitting. I was just reading up on him and I would not be surprised if he has been one of the notorious ‘leakers’ from the State Department during the entire Bush Administration. Being assigned as the spokesman is obviously his payback for being a loyal little ‘alinskyite’ for the past 35 years.
The State Dept. is obviously very naive to Islam and Muslims. Thanks for that info.
As predicted, the invitation has now been withdrawn.
The invitation has been withdrawn. No hot dogs for Iranian diplomats!
That’ll show ‘em!
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