Pompeo postpones Ukraine trip due to situation in Iraq

[Omaha Steve]

Source: CNN

By Jennifer Hansler,

Washington (CNN)Secretary of State Mike Pompeo postponed a planned trip to Ukraine to deal with the ongoing developments out of Baghdad, the State Department announced Wednesday.

"Secretary Pompeo must postpone his visit to Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Cyprus due to the need for the Secretary to be in Washington, D.C., to continue monitoring the ongoing situation in Iraq and ensure the safety and security of Americans in the Middle East," State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement. "Secretary Pompeo's trip will be rescheduled in the near future and he looks forward to the visit at that time."

Following a second day of protests, a State Department spokesperson said Wednesday that "the situation around Embassy Baghdad has improved," but that efforts by Iraqi government security forces "to clear militia members from the area immediately surrounding the embassy continue."

"As of Wednesday evening, most individuals have left the immediate area," the spokesperson said. "Though the situation around the Embassy perimeter has calmed significantly, post-security posture remains heightened."

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/01/politics/pompeo-ukraine-trip-postponed/index.html

[ffr]

1. translated -- optics. Doesn't look good after you were just run on Russian television

saying what a bastard you were at the CIA.

[MarcA]

2. He has military experience. Suit him up and send Him to Iraq. n/t

[Desert grandma]

3. A dog rescuer person I know

reacted to the deployment of Marines to the embassy there by saying. "Hillary's not in charge anymore. We don't throw American's under the bus, like Benghazi". I commented that now we throw Kurds under the bus, leaving potential allies unable to trust us. We have yet to experience the ramifications of that terrible choice which was made without any military input. Just cannot understand how some people can still support this corrupt so called "Commander in Chief." The person who posted this loves and rescues dogs in need. My experience has been that dogs are good judges of character. I pointed out that this Orange Buffoon doesn't like dogs, and I am quite certain dogs would not like him either.

[BlueIdaho]

4. Pompeo is a show pony.

and a worthless Sec. of State. I bet this is more about the optics of yet another Trump stooge traveling to the Ukraine to trade cash for fake Biden dirt. Bad timing now everyone is watching.