Bolton's Departure Leaves Ranks Thin At State Department

JABBS

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Thu Dec-07-06 01:48 AM
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Bolton's Departure Leaves Ranks Thin At State Department

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The resignation of U.N. Ambassador John ("Say It Loud, Say It Proud") Bolton is only the latest in a string of high-ranking departures from the State Department.

With some positions open now for nearly six months, the question is: Does anyone want to be a diplomat in the Bush Administration, which has shunned diplomacy in favor of tough talk?

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rpannier

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Thu Dec-07-06 01:51 AM
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1. Cutting the size of government

It's what the republlikans promised.
I just want to know why it's the important government agencies they always want to cut.

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JABBS

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Thu Dec-07-06 01:54 AM
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3. i don't think they want to cut these guys

the team is just leaving, slowly, like a dripping faucet. and the buzz is that Rice can't find people who want to join the diplomatic corps. not hard to wonder why. Who would want to be a diplomat for a lame duck president who doesn't believe in diplomacy?

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rpannier

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Thu Dec-07-06 02:06 AM
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5. This may sound awful, but..

I'd take the job.
The pay and the perks, plus I don't have to do my job (diplomacy).

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JABBS

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Thu Dec-07-06 10:16 AM
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6. you may be next on their list

no one wants to work there, it seems.

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cynatnite

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Thu Dec-07-06 01:53 AM
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2. For a second I thought I was reading he left behind something rank

:rofl:

I'm sure he probably did.

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Lasher

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Thu Dec-07-06 02:03 AM
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4. Maybe these people want to avoid getting caught up in upcoming investigations

I wonder if people are jumping ship in other departments too?

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