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| G.O.P. Resistance Builds to John Bolton as State Dept. Deputy; You just can't have a guy who STILL thinks invading Iraq was a good idea ... | |
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| Deleted User | Dec 15 2016, 07:05 AM Post #1 |
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WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump’s extended deliberations over assembling a team to run the State Department are reviving some of the same debates that consumed the years of war and strife in the administration of George W. Bush. And in some cases, the cast of rivals is even the same. The conflict has come to a head over choosing a deputy to serve under Rex W. Tillerson, the Exxon Mobil chief executive whom Mr. Trump selected this week to be secretary of state. Mr. Trump is weighing whether to choose John R. Bolton, a combative and strident advocate for an expansive American foreign policy who was closely aligned with Vice President Dick Cheney in the Bush administration. Mr. Bolton’s nomination as deputy secretary of state would be subject to a vote in the Senate, and it is not clear whether he would survive his confirmation hearing. Senator Bob Corker, Republican of Tennessee, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, has said privately that he has misgivings, according to a person who has spoken with him. And Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, another Republican on the committee, has promised to block the nomination. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/14/us/politics/john-bolton-state-dept-deputy.html |
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| George Aligator | Dec 15 2016, 09:31 AM Post #2 |
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When the time comes for President Trump to announce withdrawal from America's various treaty alliances, Old Yeller is just the man for the job. Good choice; however, good spokesmen do not necessarily create good policies. |
| Conservatism is a social disease | |
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| clone | Dec 15 2016, 01:10 PM Post #3 |
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Carlos Slim's blog ....again? |
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Only liberals can choose not to go down the road to widespread, systematic violence. | |
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| Deleted User | Dec 15 2016, 04:11 PM Post #4 |
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Don't need the NY Times to tell me Bolton is a bad choice LOL |
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