John Kerry

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16. Well, keystone will be the least of the problems.

Mon Mar 4, 2013, 11:57 AM

Mar 2013

Clinton's people are going around attacking Obama's foreign policy and making clear she has nothing to do with Afghanistan and the middle east policy. While I am certain that there may be some truth to the report (the White House is known to keep its cards close to its chest on these issues), it is interesting to see the juxtaposition of articles explaining what a rock star and a great SoS she was and how little influence she and the state department have on the big issues of the world. Kind of contradictory.

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/03/04/the_inside_story_of_how_the_white_house_let_diplomacy_fail_in_afghanistan?page=0,0

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State Department has approved the #Keystone XL pipeline plan as being environmentally sound [View all] beachmom Mar 2013 OP

Nooooooooooooooo!!!! Smilo Mar 2013 #1

According to Reuters this is not final ProSense Mar 2013 #2

The Clintons set it up before John Kerry took over Kolesar Mar 2013 #3

The only thing I remember Kerry saying was that he would wait until the report was issued karynnj Mar 2013 #6

since Kerry is currently Sec of State can't he do something about it ? JI7 Mar 2013 #4

Pretty sure he came into State knowing the deal was done, since it was done years ago. blm Mar 2013 #5

That is the truth! n/t wisteria Mar 2013 #7

The report went for the worst approach, the one that hurts us more than anything. Mass Mar 2013 #8

Agree completely karynnj Mar 2013 #9

The problem is that they assume the project is viable at the same scale without the pipeline. Mass Mar 2013 #10

I agree and did challenge the assumption in another post karynnj Mar 2013 #11

They don't care that they will destroy Kerry's legacy on environmental issues. Clinton's a user and blm Mar 2013 #12

Kerry does not have to approve of the project based on this report - and Obama can overrule a Kerry karynnj Mar 2013 #13

I just don't see it that way. I am certain Kerry accepted Sec of State KNOWING he'd blm Mar 2013 #14

I think there will be a lot of pressure on him - from Democarts and Republicans in Congress, karynnj Mar 2013 #15

Disagree. It would make the POTUS look weak if a member of his cabinet went a different beachmom Mar 2013 #22

Well, keystone will be the least of the problems. Mass Mar 2013 #16

It's standard ops for them. They know how to work the press to play both narratives at the same blm Mar 2013 #17

The question I have is which side leaked that she wanted to arm the Syrian rebels? karynnj Mar 2013 #18

That would be her side - she historically matches up with McCain blm Mar 2013 #21

Relatedly, this seems to be threading the needle: beachmom Mar 2013 #23

Did you see Tommy Vietor's reply to that article? beachmom Mar 2013 #24

Thanks - I did not see that or any other response to the karynnj Mar 2013 #25

There is only ONE reason someone would deliberately misstate motive - blm Mar 2013 #26

Considering the choice of Moniz as Secretary of Energy, I guess this is a done deal. Mass Mar 2013 #19

Yeah, I was depressed by the Moniz choice. n/t MBS Mar 2013 #20

Stephen Chu also indicated it was a done deal bananas Mar 2013 #27

Last August. That deal had been brokered even before that. Thanks Hillary. blm Mar 2013 #28

It was August 2011, not 2012 bananas Mar 2013 #29

Missed year, but, it coincides with what I've been posting - deal's been done for years. blm Mar 2013 #30

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