The State Department speaks out on the Nobel Peace Prize and slams President Bush in the process."From our standpoint, you know, we think that this gives us a sense of momentum … when the United States has accolades tossed its way, rather than shoes," State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters on Friday.
It's good to know we have people in the State Department that condone that type of conduct toward a President. Someone should tell him that the State Department represents the United States and as an employee his job is to promote and protect our interests. An attack on any elected official from the United States is the same as attacking the country itself. He embarrasses himself, the country and the President with "cute" remarks to the press. There's no place for it in diplomacy.
Just so everyone knows, during the Clinton administration, Crowley was Special Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Affairs and served on the staff of the National Security Council. That means he was one of the guys that was responsible for letting Osama bin Laden get away from us. From 1996-1998 we had opportunities and they let him go. Sudan offered up the terrorist and data on his network. Clinton and his advisers didn't respond.
No one stepped forward to press the issue and now after the tragedy of 9/11 and 2 wars later, we are still paying the price of the Clinton Administration failure. Someone should throw a shoe at Phillip J. Crowley.
Edisto Joe
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