Posted on 09/13/2013 11:10:33 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
Secretary of State John Kerry's negotiations with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov got off to a rocky start Thursday, with the Russian mocking Kerry right at the outset.
"They got off to a really bad start yesterday --- partly because of the Putin op-ed and partly because Kerry in the opening remarks spoke at length --- and I mean at length --- compared to the unprepared few welcoming comments from the Russian counterpart," NBC News foreign correspondent Andrea Mitchell said on "Morning Joe."
"And then the Russian minister said at the end, very tartly, 'Sometimes diplomacy demands silence.'"
Mitchell said the tone improved after a private dinner yesterday evening, but Syrian dictator Bashar Assad's decision to set another precondition for handing over his chemical weapons (he wants the United States to stop arming the rebels, in addition to holding off on a military strike on his regime) is complicating matters.
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Ouch! That one had to hurt..
“’Sometimes diplomacy demands silence.”
Awesome.
Yah know, you’d think Horseface would realize that his mouth gets him in more trouble than it’s get him out of. No matter it would seem as he loves the sound of it so much more than anything else.
We will have to suffer the Russians for the next few years - but I’m OK with that.
I wonder if he even knows what a laughing stock he is here and around the world?
“And then the Russian minister said at the end, very tartly, ‘Sometimes diplomacy demands silence.’”
Big time knockdown of “Reporting For Duty” Kerry. Wow!
I don’t know what Foreign Minister Lavrov found more objectionable; that Kerry spoke too much, or that the said so little.
But at this point, the Russians are just humiliating us just because they can. As someone else said, our current regime is practically guaranteeing that Carter’s image will go on Mt. Rushmore.
Didn’t he know Kerry served in Vietnam?
It surely appears that the Russians are the grown-ups in this matter.
Ever notice that Kerry looks alot like Tree Beard from Lord of the Rings???
At least he’s given up his imitation of the way JFK spoke.
He can always sail away on his yacht and pretend he’s Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson
With a beard, Kerry would make a great Saruman.
His teeth go clickety-clack you know, he’ll waste your time of day.
Sec. ‘Trick Haircut’ Vanity, in love with the sound of his own voice.
Obama/Kerry/Biden = Dumb, Dumber & Dumbest!!! End of story!!!
If only diplomacy demanded botox, then Lurch would be the greatest Secretary of State in history.
Kerry looks like a cadaver.
Must say I’m immensely enjoying seeing lurch and bam-bam being put in their place.
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