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who is Valerie Nuland at the State dept and can Obama fire her? (Original Post) GusFring Sep 2012 OP
speaks volumes GusFring Sep 2012 #1
Link? DURHAM D Sep 2012 #2
Can someone move this to General section? GusFring Sep 2012 #4
Not possible. DURHAM D Sep 2012 #5
What is this in reference to? sdfernando Sep 2012 #3
Here GusFring Sep 2012 #6
Yawn. DURHAM D Sep 2012 #8
You may want to find out more about this before you call for her head. cbayer Sep 2012 #7
She tried to do the best that she could in the circumstances BlueMTexpat Sep 2012 #9

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7. You may want to find out more about this before you call for her head.
Reply to GusFring (Original post)
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 05:49 PM
Sep 2012

There is a technicality involved here, with Egypt technically an ally under some agreement. Obama's statement spoke more to the non-technical aspect of being an ally, hers more to the technical aspects.

She was cornered, imo, but I will leave the decision as to her fate up to her boss.

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9. She tried to do the best that she could in the circumstances
Reply to GusFring (Original post)
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 07:08 PM
Sep 2012

which were that reporters were trying to get her to say that the President misspoke.

Your outrage is misplaced, IMO.


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