What Careless Diplomacy Looks Like

Commentary Magazine ^ | April 21, 2009 | Ted R. Bromund

[Jbny]

Sometimes, careless diplomacy looks like a mistranslated Russian phrase, or a set of incompatible DVDs. But those things, though damaging and indicative of superficiality and carelessness, are the stuff of day-to-day incompetence. The real work of diplomacy centers on presenting the government's policy, reporting home, and negotiating treaties.

[RobinOfKingston]

I would rather my dog was in charge of ‘diplomacy,’ rather than the self-centered, self-promoting blow-hards who pretend to represent US interests ... including ‘clear & blunt.’