Allies Know They Haven’t “Got a Friend” in Obama’s America . . . "While the real problem is the administration’s lack of comfort in standing up for the rights of cartoonists to offend Islamists as evidenced by the decision to stay away from the rally, it also tells us something significant about the inadequate man who is serving as the nation’s chief diplomat." . . .
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It is no small irony that an administration that came into office determined to work with the international community, and our allies rather than to be Bush-like unilateral cowboys, is now reduced to this sort of nonsense. What the French or any ally wants is not a touchy-feely Oldies song but a sense that the U.S. believes it is still part of the war against international terror. To the contrary, Obama’s instincts are such that allies have come to expect his contempt or disinterest in their problems.
"When top US diplomat John Kerry rushed towards the French president, arms open, to warmly embrace him on Friday, what followed was a cringeworthy culture clash that has befuddled many a visitor to France.
"Kerry had given fair warning to his French counterparts that some American-style affection was on the cards.
" 'My visit to France is basically to share a big hug for Paris and express the affection of the American people for France and for our friends there who have been through a terrible time," he said on the eve of his trip.
"The phrase alone sparked confusion in the media who struggled to pin down a translation for the word hug." ....
"You really can’t make this stuff up" "The best I could add to the farce was an imaginary Governor Chris Christie offering to hug France." Chip Bok
Je Sweet Baby James
Kerry in Paris ". . .What all this means -- President Obama’s no-show and his apparent decision to send in the clowns -- illustrates what Charles de Gaulle meant by his most dismissive criticism: Ils ne sont pas des hommes sérieux -- They are not serious men.
"It’s not just that I disagree with everything they say and do. It’s that I cannot even take them seriously. And like CNN’s Jake Tapper, I am ashamed."
John Kerry Should’ve Taken Barry McGuire to France Instead of James Taylor
Much more appropriate for the occasion, non?
Networks Ignore John Kerry's Embarrassing James Taylor Stunt in Paris
Twitter-Verse Doesn’t Like ‘You’ve Got a Friend’ As a Foreign Policy
John Kerry Turns Soft Power Loose on France . . . "After snubbing the French memorial service for the victims of radical Islamic terrorists, the administration has unleashed Secretary of State John Kerry in a one-man blizzard of diplomacy to try to unscrew the situation. What could go wrong, you ask? How could anyone possibly screw up making amends to our oldest ally? To the first nation the infant Republic signed a military defense pact with? Keep in mind what you are reading is NOT from The Onion:" . . .
"You can watch our national humiliation . . ."
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