Forced Iraq Postings 'May Be Necessary'

[Hissyspit]

Source: Washington Post

Forced Iraq Postings 'May Be Necessary'
Volunteers Fill About Half of Embassy's 48 Open Slots, State Department Says

By Karen DeYoung
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, November 11, 2007; Page A19

Four days before a deadline for Foreign Service officers to volunteer to go to Iraq or face the prospect of being ordered there, the State Department notified employees yesterday that "about half" of 48 open assignments there for next year have been filled.

"This reduces but does not eliminate the possibility that directed assignments may be necessary," Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte wrote in an e-mailed update. Filling the remaining jobs is still "the Department's priority," he said, adding that he is optimistic that more will volunteer.

With 26 positions still open, however, it appeared increasingly unlikely that they will all be filled by Tuesday's deadline. Both Negroponte and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice have made clear in recent days that they intend to proceed with a mandatory call-up if spots remain unstaffed.

"If I need somebody to serve in Iraq, they have to serve there," Rice said in an interview on Friday with the Dallas Morning News.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/10/AR2007111001472.html?hpid=topnews

[Xipe Totec]

1. If I need somebody to serve in Iraq, they have to serve there

Yes, princess, we'll see about that...

[Hissyspit]

2. She's an evil shit, isn't she?

[doublethink]

3. Republicans ..... working for the State Dept. .......

that are backing up this war mongering administration ..... should be the first to go. Let it be written, let it be done.

[Algorem]

4. they can do those jobs in straitjackets and leg irons,why not?

[HowHasItComeToThis]

5. PATHETIC .........................

THEY DON'T WANT YOUR EMPIRE......

[LynnTheDem]

6. And if IRAQ said no? Oh that's right, Iraq has no say in their country.

Coz now they're "sovereign" as bush defines it.

[DLnyc]

7. Dr. Rice's diplomatic skills are simply astonishing

What subtlety she displays as she cleverly states, "If I need somebody to serve in Iraq, they have to serve there." Only her boss, the pResident and moron in chief, has a more sophisticated and smooth way of psychologically motivating people to move in the way he needs them to move (witness his famous "Bring 'em on!" request).

No wonder we currently have complete agreement for a Palestine/Israel settlement, calmness over the the Kurdish question, clarity and peaceful expectations in Pakistan, smooth relationships with Russia, a speedy resolution to the Darfur question, international cooperation on the global warming issue and, well, just countless other wonderful successes Dr. Rice's amazing diplomacy skills have brought to our grateful world.

Condi::Diplomacy == Brownie::Disaster Management == Gonzles::Justice == Shrub::Leadership == GOP::Anything an ordinary human being could find even remotely useful

UnFuckingBelievable.