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White House admits: We screwed up not sending higher-ranking officials to Paris
The Washington Times ^
| January 12, 2015
| Ben Wolfgang
Posted on 01/12/2015 11:32:08 AM PST by jazusamo
The White House admitted Monday that more prominent U.S. officials should have been in Paris on Sunday for a historic unity march.
“I think it’s fair to say we should have sent someone with a higher profile to be there,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters on Monday.
The U.S. was represented at the march — held to honor the victims of last week’s string of terror attacks in France and to demonstrate unity and freedom of expression in the face of terrorism — by U.S. Ambassador to France Jane Hartley. Attorney General Eric Holder was in Paris but not did attend the march.
Other world leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, took part in the event.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: charliehebdo; deathtoislam; france; obama; paris; terrorism; unitymarch
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Pathetic cover for 0bama by Earnest. If 0bama didn't make the decision he should have but he could care less.
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posted on
01/12/2015 11:32:08 AM PST
by
jazusamo
To: jazusamo
The White Hut didn’t have some Muzzie Broz to send over?
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posted on
01/12/2015 11:33:42 AM PST
by
Paladin2
To: jazusamo
Why not just tell the Truth and say you could care less about the March
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posted on
01/12/2015 11:34:38 AM PST
by
molson209
(Blank)
To: jazusamo
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posted on
01/12/2015 11:34:47 AM PST
by
stephenjohnbanker
(Batting average 1,000 (GOPe is that easy to read))
To: jazusamo
If a fortune 500 CEO made this big a gaffe, he’d have been fired already.
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posted on
01/12/2015 11:35:12 AM PST
by
Kenton
To: jazusamo
This was obviously too complicated a decision for the geniuses in the WH to make on such short notice.
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posted on
01/12/2015 11:35:29 AM PST
by
Rome2000
(SMASH THE CPUSA)
To: jazusamo
Offers no valid reason for this snub.
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posted on
01/12/2015 11:35:37 AM PST
by
onyx
(Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
To: jazusamo
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posted on
01/12/2015 11:36:05 AM PST
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: jazusamo
“Yoo hoo, my bad,” Obama swished.
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posted on
01/12/2015 11:36:50 AM PST
by
Yaelle
(No Cruz? Then "I'm Ready for Hillary; What Difference Does It Make?")
To: molson209
And the football game!
And its cold in France this time of year...
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posted on
01/12/2015 11:36:54 AM PST
by
DUMBGRUNT
(The best is the enemy of the good.)
To: onyx
Offers no valid reason for this snub.
LOL, and digs a deeper hole
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posted on
01/12/2015 11:37:28 AM PST
by
molson209
(Blank)
To: jazusamo
It would have interfered with his watching the football playoffs.
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posted on
01/12/2015 11:37:51 AM PST
by
Gumdrop
To: onyx
Correct, and it was an obvious intentional snub by the juvenile in the WH.
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posted on
01/12/2015 11:37:58 AM PST
by
jazusamo
(0bama to go 'full-Mussolini' after elections: Mark Levin)
To: jazusamo
The whole world is telling them they screwed up.
They finally admit it.
To: jazusamo
Barry was at least there in spirit, to offer good cheer in a moment of solemnity.
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posted on
01/12/2015 11:38:04 AM PST
by
C210N
(When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
To: jazusamo
I think they “unexpectedly” screwed up. Par for the course with this regime.
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posted on
01/12/2015 11:39:00 AM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(If you don't want to be an American, get the $@!%# out of my country!)
To: jazusamo
They made the decision for a reason: they didn’t want to offend their true buddies.
They are obviously getting a lot of criticism, so now they call it a mistake.
Was no mistake.
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posted on
01/12/2015 11:39:02 AM PST
by
I want the USA back
(Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
To: jazusamo
The Zero Administration does not believe in freedom of expression unless it is expression they agree with.
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posted on
01/12/2015 11:39:10 AM PST
by
The Ghost of FReepers Past
(Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
To: jazusamo
Did Valerie Jarrett have an off day, decision making wise?
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posted on
01/12/2015 11:39:36 AM PST
by
jazusamo
(0bama to go 'full-Mussolini' after elections: Mark Levin)
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