Diplomats in state of confusion over US transition, total chaos

[guno]

Amature hour


From Moscow to Monrovia, there's a new guessing game: What's going on with US foreign policy?

And is there anyone at the State Department to call to find out?
With the new president signaling significant changes in the US approach to the world, key job openings at the oldest US Cabinet agency remain unfilled, leaving some of the State Department's day-to-day business frozen and foreign capitals unsure whom to reach out to for clarity on new directions the US may take.


The policy murkiness is compounded by the fact that the administration didn't seem ready to immediately take on the duties of running the State Department, several diplomats and State staffers said.


Trump has derided NATO, while his agency heads have praised it. He's hailed Russia as a potential new partner and dismissed the EU as a failure, while Cabinet members have taken the exact opposite tack. He's blasted Mexico while his new secretary of state tries to build the relationship.
"We don't know" what will happen going forward, the diplomat said, even as embassy staff have to write diplomatic cables to their capitals trying to explain what the President's tweets might mean. Another official from the Asia Pacific region simply said, "It is a very unusual time."


Diplomats in state of confusion over US transition - CNNPolitics.com

 

[RodISHI]

Amature hour


From Moscow to Monrovia, there's a new guessing game: What's going on with US foreign policy?

And is there anyone at the State Department to call to find out?
With the new president signaling significant changes in the US approach to the world, key job openings at the oldest US Cabinet agency remain unfilled, leaving some of the State Department's day-to-day business frozen and foreign capitals unsure whom to reach out to for clarity on new directions the US may take.


The policy murkiness is compounded by the fact that the administration didn't seem ready to immediately take on the duties of running the State Department, several diplomats and State staffers said.


Diplomats in state of confusion over US transition - CNNPolitics.com

Oh' too bad someone is unsure who to try and payoff now that Clinton's are no longer a viable source.

 

[Divine Wind]

It'll all work out in the end. This will be a great year!

 

[RodISHI]

It'll all work out in the end. This will be a great year!

We can hope....

 

[Cellblock2429]

Amature hour


From Moscow to Monrovia, there's a new guessing game: What's going on with US foreign policy?

And is there anyone at the State Department to call to find out?
With the new president signaling significant changes in the US approach to the world, key job openings at the oldest US Cabinet agency remain unfilled, leaving some of the State Department's day-to-day business frozen and foreign capitals unsure whom to reach out to for clarity on new directions the US may take.


The policy murkiness is compounded by the fact that the administration didn't seem ready to immediately take on the duties of running the State Department, several diplomats and State staffers said.


Trump has derided NATO, while his agency heads have praised it. He's hailed Russia as a potential new partner and dismissed the EU as a failure, while Cabinet members have taken the exact opposite tack. He's blasted Mexico while his new secretary of state tries to build the relationship.
"We don't know" what will happen going forward, the diplomat said, even as embassy staff have to write diplomatic cables to their capitals trying to explain what the President's tweets might mean. Another official from the Asia Pacific region simply said, "It is a very unusual time."


Diplomats in state of confusion over US transition - CNNPolitics.com

/---- Who care what those idiots think. They never stopped a war or helped feed their people. Just elitist living high on the hog. Who needs them?

 

[Divine Wind]

It'll all work out in the end. This will be a great year!

We can hope....

I have faith. 61 years of experience have taught me that it's never as good or as bad as promised....especially where politicians or fucking lawyers are concerned. Besides, there's always suicide.

 

[Shrimpbox]

Key positions are not filled because congress has to approve them and we know what is happening there. I think foreign govt are,confused by half the country's nwillingness to accept election results.

 

[cnm]

I think foreign govt are,confused by half the country's nwillingness to accept election results.

Well, the plurality of voters' unwillingness, perhaps, to be pedantic.

 

[ChrisL]

Amature hour


From Moscow to Monrovia, there's a new guessing game: What's going on with US foreign policy?

And is there anyone at the State Department to call to find out?
With the new president signaling significant changes in the US approach to the world, key job openings at the oldest US Cabinet agency remain unfilled, leaving some of the State Department's day-to-day business frozen and foreign capitals unsure whom to reach out to for clarity on new directions the US may take.


The policy murkiness is compounded by the fact that the administration didn't seem ready to immediately take on the duties of running the State Department, several diplomats and State staffers said.


Trump has derided NATO, while his agency heads have praised it. He's hailed Russia as a potential new partner and dismissed the EU as a failure, while Cabinet members have taken the exact opposite tack. He's blasted Mexico while his new secretary of state tries to build the relationship.
"We don't know" what will happen going forward, the diplomat said, even as embassy staff have to write diplomatic cables to their capitals trying to explain what the President's tweets might mean. Another official from the Asia Pacific region simply said, "It is a very unusual time."


Diplomats in state of confusion over US transition - CNNPolitics.com

We don't (or rather shouldn't) run our country to please other countries. We need to stop with this and start focusing on our own country and doing what is best for US. If being a partner with Russia would be lucrative for the US, then so be it! Why are you whining about it?