Why say anything about global warming when it is now the official policy to ecourage more use of coal?
US Diplomats Instructed To Sidestep Questions On Paris Accord
Yea guys, just duck back into your holes and hope nobody notices. . . . at least until the next superstorm.
Then somebody is gonna notice, believe me!
In a few months, the US State Dept. has been destroyed by Don the Con and Tillerson.
Yes sir, most transparent administration in histiry,right Donnie?Do the people that work for this guy have any thing larger than mice nuts? They KNOW HE IS FUCKING BONKERS and yetâŚtolerate,cower as he endangers the world and makes a mockery of civilized discourse. THE permanent stain on these pricks for their cowardice is already well deserved and will proceed to get worse.
âAt this time, there are no plans to seek to renegotiate or amend the text of the Paris Agreement, or begin negotiations toward a new agreement.â
Translation: âAnswer all inquiries with âWe got nuthinâ.â
To borrow a phrase from Madeleine Albright, âThere is a special place in Hell . . .â for ALL of them.
I rather expect that the more likely reply will be, âWe expect that a nuclear war will make the issue of global warming moot.â
previously
I wonder if a reporter will ask her about this current sidestep.
At this time, there are no plans to seek to renegotiate or amend the text of the Paris Agreement, or begin negotiations toward a new agreement.â
Nice to know that Foggy Bottom n the rest of the world r on the same page.
Well of course you have to keep it vague.
Trump takes both sides of almost every issue. How can you explain someoneâs position when itâs perpetually fluid? Unless it has to do with immigration or minorities, on that his position is all too clear.
What is it with Trump officialsâ having the same facial expression? Downturned, tight-lipped mouth. Iâve seen Sessions with this look many times. Whoâs got the read on this?
âMy friend tells me Paris was a beautiful city before that river started rising. Lucky for me I bought property two blocks in, so now I have prime casino space.â
It occurs to me that Tillerson may be letting attrition and morale eliminate all but one guy, then theyâll know whoâs leaking.
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The Department of State is being destroyed and our standing in the world along with it. Climate change and the Paris Accord are important. To pretend that itâs not is discouraging.
Well, thatâs some brilliant logic for you: just ignore it and hope it goes away. As I recall, my two sons outgrew that ostrich formulation before kindergarten.
Global warming is not a self-healing problem, Tillerson!
âAt this time, there are no plans to seek to renegotiate or amend the text of the Paris Agreement, or begin negotiations toward a new agreement.â
Too verbose and nuanced. The universal response of all departments to all questions on policy is the direct mono syllabic âThere are no plans.â
âRex Tillerson sent a cable telling diplomats to give vague answers to questionsâŚâ
If questioned directly, it orders them to offer âacrostic word-searches, rhyming palindromes, or Sudokus.â
âWhat is the process for consideration of re-engagement in the Paris Agreement?â
There are only two viable paths:
- Convince Chiselinâ Trump that the US had already agreed to the Paris Agreement before Obama became president.
- Convince all participating nations to proclaim loudly that the original Paris Agreement was terrible, but that the new and improved Trump-Negotiated Paris Agreement (which need not actually differ in any significant way from the original Agreement) is the greatest agreement of all time.
Rename it the Trump Agreement.