I don't know much about football, baseball or hockey. But that doesn't prevent me from watching a game and noticing serious screw ups on the part of some players. You might fairly say "could you do better?"
In the same way, I don't claim to be a military strategy or foreign policy expert. I'm simply pointing to some of the many fumbles and inconsistencies in the actions (policies?) of the current administration. Do you not see a dissonance between wanting to send a message to Iran by attacking its client and then in the next moment easing sanctions on that regime? OTOH, IF I were president, I would choose cabinet members with track records that show expertise in these areas as well as homeland security. Clearly Hillary Clinton, Kerry and Napolitano did not and do not meet those criteria. It appears to me that they were chosen for their ideology rather than ability. Greg -----Original Message----- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Strasfogel Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 6:55 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Factoid Love to hear your better ideas. On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 6:55 PM, Greg Fiorentino <gf...@dslnorthwest.net>wrote: > Why are you encouraging me to add "noise" to this list? > > That being said, strategists have said that the (formerly impending) > attack on Syria would be "sending a message to Iran". So is this > another part of the message? > > Sponsor a regime that attacks its own population with chemical weapons > and we will reward you with reduced sanctions? > > This smart diplomacy is obviously far above my intellectual capabilities. > /sarc. > > Greg > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of > Gerry Archer > Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 3:32 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: [MBZ] Factoid > > The Obama administration on Tuesday eased longstanding restraints on > humanitarian and good-will activities between Iran and the United > States, including athletic exchanges. It was at least the second > American government relaxation of Iranian sanctions this year and came > as Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani, has signaled his desire to > improve relations. > > Mr. Rouhani, who was elected in June and took office last month, has > said he wanted to reduce Iran's isolation and to find a diplomatic > solution to the nuclear dispute. He has not specified whether Iran was > prepared to make any concessions, but in an interview on Iranian state > television on Tuesday he said that time for resolving the dispute was > limited and that "I am hopeful we can, step by step, solve this > problem." > > Comment? > > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2242 / Virus Database: 3222/6156 - Release Date: > 09/11/13 > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
