No Sh*t! Thanks for pointing out the obvious, Ms. Clinton!
Barack Obama supports tough and direct diplomacy with Iran without preconditions. -- WhiteHouse.gov
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who arrived in the Middle East for her first official visit Monday, expressed doubt that Iran would respond to the Obama administration's expressions of interest in engaging Tehran on nuclear and other issues, a senior State Department official said.
Clinton was in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheik to attend an international conference to raise money for the war-torn Gaza Strip.
She made the statement in a private meeting with the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates, Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who had expressed to Clinton a concern among Persian Gulf nations that Obama might make a deal with Iran without full consultation with US allies. The official who described the exchange spoke on condition of anonymity because the meeting was private.
Clinton told her counterpart that the Obama administration is carefully calculating its moves and will consult fully with Gulf allies.
"We're under no illusions," the official quoted Clinton as telling Abdullah. "Our eyes are wide open on Iran."
She told the UAE minister, whose country has close historic commercial ties to Iran but is wary of Iranian nuclear ambitions, that she doubts the Iranian government, will respond to US diplomatic initiatives. Last week Clinton announced that she has appointed veteran diplomat Dennis Ross to be her special adviser on matters related to the Gulf, to include overtures to the Iranians.
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Dear President Obama, Maybe That Whole "Meeting With Iran Without Precondition" Thing Was A Mistake? It's Time to Change Your Policy
Good Grief…Did anyone happen to tell Obama while he was running for President that they would not talk with us? Uh…yes…conservatives did and he did not listen.
ReplyDeleteNow, not Obama, the United States looks weak and clueless. These policies are so detrimental to our standing in the world and our ability to fight terrorism and have open dialogue in the Middle East and with Muslim countries.
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