The New Obama Diplomacy: Clinton and Her Nasty Mouth Soars Beyond Dignity, But Does She Have a Point?

Shrillery, but apomb, dignity and respect are vastly over-rated.

No...aplomb.

Well, this was part of the original attributes of 'diplomacy' and, of course, we find that Hillary's nasty mouth and scowling facade give offense to that notion.

I wonder if she has broken new grounds and cleared away the fuzz and smoke from the diplomatic process. She essentially called the Pakistanis idiots with her scripted prose.

They are backward third world losers awash in tribalism and religious conflicts and they are, in many senses, idiots.

Sometimes you have to tell a toad that a toad is a toad.

rycK

but Pakistan will not do anything because O'Vomit has made the US a "paper tiger".

The only think they rejects from the 7th Century AD understand is "power". Hitlery understands the term, but the US will not back her up.

You want Pakistan to do something? Drop a tactical nuke on one of the Northern Provinces. Then ask politely if they will now do something. We can even make it look like Al Queda did it.

is, "Will diplomacy -- which has a .000 lifetime batting average during the history of humankind -- work, i.e., be effective, if SHRILL?

There's no telling what Pakistan, for example, might do just to get the U.S. Secretary of State to SHUT UP!

GG asks: "You want Pakistan to do something?"

They cannot do anything and are paralyzed by tribalism and Islam.

What good would it do for the whole 'army' to rush off to the north and kill everybody? Would that end the loony bin antics of those toads?

No.

Hillary told them they are liars and fools and they need to hear that--especially from a leftist.

Most of the M.E. is like that so the best thing we can do is drill our own oil and let them crash back into wandering nomads with only a lot of sand as assets.

rycK

drpete: wonders what they might do.

They could attempt to abandon tribalism. They cannot and will not. They could 'compromise' with the Taliban and invite them into the government. Of course, that would cost them their heads.

The best course for them is to do nothing and let Hillary shovel some of our printed greenbacks into their economy and poison their society.

Diplomacy is an illusion, but one in which losers are frequently taught a great lesson about nonsense.

And, when it comes to hokum chuckers Hillary is one of the best.

A better way, in my view, would be to ask the California Assembly to run finances and social programs in Pakistan. They know how to build a Great Society.

rycK

John Bolton and Jeanne Kirkpatrick had this chutzpah to tell the alien govts. off!! I am tired of wussy UN lingo to explain freedom vs tyranny. For me, most diplomacy is just failed understanding and strategy carried out to push and preserve democratic freedom and capitalism . I cannot remember when negotiations in the last few hundred years has ever achieved anything. Drop by my latest today:"You are there."

Yes, and I remember Stevenson and his 'until hell freezes over comment too.'

I just finished reading War and Aftermath 1914-1929 by Pierre Renouvin and all the blubbering and treaties and other crap did nothing to stop any wars.

I think Afghanistan just needs the money since all they have now is sand and hate and tribalism. Hillary can chuck some alms to those who pop tall and obey her wishes, but they can probably get more by refusing to lick her boots.

They are beggars in 3rd world for obvious reasons.

rycK