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Showing Original Post only (View all)Kerry is meeting with Kissinger today for advice on Syria [View all]
Secretary of State John Kerry will spend much of Wednesday meeting with senior members of the U.S. foreign policy establishment, as he attempts to press the case for U.S. engagement in Syria.
Kerry is scheduled to meet one-on-one with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger Wednesday afternoon, and address a meeting of the 25-member Foreign Affairs Policy Board Wednesday morning. On Wednesday evening, Kerry will host a dinner for FAPB members at the State Department, according to an official schedule.
Widely considered a godfather of U.S.-Russia relations, Kissinger served as Secretary of State under President Richard Nixon and President Gerald Ford. As the nation's top diplomat, he pioneered the idea of developing a détente, or cooperation based on shared interests, between the leaders of the world's two nuclear superpowers.
As the Obama administration seeks to work with Russia to craft a plan to rid Syria of chemical weapons, Kissinger could prove invaluable as both an adviser and a public ally.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/11/kerry-syria_n_3903888.html
Kerry is scheduled to meet one-on-one with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger Wednesday afternoon, and address a meeting of the 25-member Foreign Affairs Policy Board Wednesday morning. On Wednesday evening, Kerry will host a dinner for FAPB members at the State Department, according to an official schedule.
Widely considered a godfather of U.S.-Russia relations, Kissinger served as Secretary of State under President Richard Nixon and President Gerald Ford. As the nation's top diplomat, he pioneered the idea of developing a détente, or cooperation based on shared interests, between the leaders of the world's two nuclear superpowers.
As the Obama administration seeks to work with Russia to craft a plan to rid Syria of chemical weapons, Kissinger could prove invaluable as both an adviser and a public ally.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/11/kerry-syria_n_3903888.html
Why are Democrats seeking advice from the war criminal largely responsible for Pinochet's brutal dictatorship?
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Kissinger: "You vant advice? I gives you advice...where u comes up vid dey Munich line?
Katashi_itto
Sep 2013
#3
Why would he do that instead of meeting with someone who has had some success in the middle east?
hootinholler
Sep 2013
#5
Why not do some research and find out who else Kerry has been conferring with over the years?
KittyWampus
Sep 2013
#14
honestly, i would've gone on hiatus after that rather than triple down on teh stupid..
frylock
Sep 2013
#194
Wow, so finally DU'ers start realizing Kerry has been doing diplomacy for YEARS...
KittyWampus
Sep 2013
#11
What do you think of Kerry's diplomacy over the last few years and his entire career?
KittyWampus
Sep 2013
#172
I have a journal filled with news items factually backing up my claims. You and your clique
KittyWampus
Sep 2013
#197
Maybe if Kerry had been as adamant about prosecuting crimes here, we would listen.
grahamhgreen
Sep 2013
#141
There was a recent report of napalm (or similar) bombs from a plane in Syria
muriel_volestrangler
Sep 2013
#180
INVALUABLE as an advisor and a public ally?? I don't believe this is happening..someone
Jefferson23
Sep 2013
#13
Thank you for this link. I needed the reminder of Pinochet's reign of terror in Chile
Raksha
Sep 2013
#169
I hoped this was from The Onion. Yeah, Dr. Death as an advisor, that's the ticket.
Comrade Grumpy
Sep 2013
#18
it's only a two-minute consultation on bombing the shit out of a sovereign nation!
frylock
Sep 2013
#138
This is so OTT....it defies anything anyone could believe about Kerry that's positive.
KoKo
Sep 2013
#44
Yes, but one would not think he would meet with one of the notorious "bad" to ADVISE him
Dragonfli
Sep 2013
#79
Neo-DU, where it's fun to rip Democrat John Kerry apart because of his gawd damned face.
tridim
Sep 2013
#193
You have an interesting fantasy life that appears to have imposed itself on this thread
Dragonfli
Sep 2013
#227
Sounds familiar "a radical Arab world will spread over into Russia before it spills over into us"
jakeXT
Sep 2013
#48
Where in this article does it say Kerry is specifically seeking advice on Syria from Kissinger?
Cali_Democrat
Sep 2013
#50
He is meeting one-on-one with Kissinger...what are they likely to talk about? Getting new drapes?
truebrit71
Sep 2013
#54
There is no indication the meeting is specific to Syria. That's nothing more than an assumption.
Cali_Democrat
Sep 2013
#60
You're right the former Sec of State and the current Sec of State wouldn't talk about the NUMBER ONE
truebrit71
Sep 2013
#64
Where in the article does it say Kerry is seeking advice from Kissinger on Syria?
Cali_Democrat
Sep 2013
#90
Yup, and I'm meeting with Santa Claus later on today but the subject of christmas gifts is unlikely
truebrit71
Sep 2013
#94
Where in the article does it say he's seeking advice on Syria from Kissinger?
Cali_Democrat
Sep 2013
#127
Says the same person who swallowed Michele Catalano's bullshit hook, line, and sinker
Cali_Democrat
Sep 2013
#160
Well, it's not a stretch to say that seeking advice from Kissinger on just about ANY topic
Maedhros
Sep 2013
#123
Okay, this has convinced me that the John Kerry we are seeing is a body-snatched pod-version of..
truebrit71
Sep 2013
#52
Dead? Clintons and Kerry just celebrated his 90th birthday calling him an "indispensable statesman”
Catherina
Sep 2013
#80
Recommend! Catherina..you've outdone yourself...this is Fasinatingly Informative....
KoKo
Sep 2013
#93
Wow all those well heeled folks but the stench in that room must have been unbearable
HangOnKids
Sep 2013
#102
I know! And I removed my tiara from the vault but it just sat there all night. Dammit. n/t
Catherina
Sep 2013
#149
"I've hired you to help me start a war. It's an prestigious line of work....
Junkdrawer
Sep 2013
#62
I have the feeling that Kerry was sent with the deliberate intention of picking onthe Brazilian gov.
ocpagu
Sep 2013
#110
Kerry is consulting with Kissinger on how to manage a President who's gone off the reservation
FarCenter
Sep 2013
#92
Rice and Powers are definitely in the regime change with boots on the ground camp.
FarCenter
Sep 2013
#134
They are waiting for the WH press release to find out what's their opinion on the subject. n/t
ocpagu
Sep 2013
#154
Good question. I read one of Kissinger's early books long ago in college. It was so disgusting
JDPriestly
Sep 2013
#151
The Trials of Henry Kissinger - Documentary by Christopher Hitchens & Alex Gibney
PADemD
Sep 2013
#189
If only Jimmy Carter were alive he could ask him for advice about the Middle East.
Autumn
Sep 2013
#190
Kissinger should not be part of any foreign policy 'establishment.' He should be dead
ancianita
Sep 2013
#207