Pence Lacked Courage, Succumbed Under Pressure | 77 comments (77 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Scorched Earth Policy White House (none / 0)

Not impeded by US Congress ... the cabal Trump-Pence-Pompeo

Asylum

The Biden administration must roll back Trump's anti-asylum policies. The stakes are life and death. [_link]
— ACLU (@ACLU) December 25, 2020

Iran

.@SecPompeo: Governments like those in China, Iran, and North Korea...they don't have the respect for the universal human dignity America was founded upon. Those regimes are anathema to everything that our nation stands for. pic.twitter.com/OIoxVxIh2O
— Department of State (@StateDept) January 11, 2021

Yemen

Pompeo announces he will designate Houthis as foreign terror group. The idiot hammers one more nail into the coffin of U.S. Middle East policy. [_link]
— Tikun Olam (@richards1052) January 11, 2021

Taiwan

BREAKING - Pompeo cancels all restrictions on US officials in their relationships with Taiwan.
— Disclose.tv 🚨 (@disclosetv) January 9, 2021

China

.@WHO and other multilateral institutions do their actual jobs with transparency and accountability. If they don't, we won't keep wasting taxpayer $$$ to subsidize Chinese influence operations. #ChinaLiedWHODenied pic.twitter.com/d6IeaoqDt7
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 11, 2021

US-China relations

In Beijing's power corridors, Trump is dubbed a "great unifier" -- he not only has rallied support for the Party leadership under Xi but also helped push US allies into China's economic orbit. Latest on #USCHINA with my awesome partner @bobdavis187 [_link]
— Lingling Wei 魏玲灵 U(@Lingling_Wei) January 6, 2021

Cuba

Cuba's continued support for terrorism in the Western Hemisphere must be stopped. Today the United States is returning Cuba to the State Sponsors of Terrorism list to hold the Castro regime accountable for its malign behavior.
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 11, 2021

EPA regulation

White House nominates Nancy Beck to chair US Consumer Product Safety Commission

by Oui on Mon Jan 11th, 2021 at 10:07:09 PM EST

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B'Tselem adds its voice to the long list of statesmen and human rights agencies that describe Israel's treatment of the Palestinians as being akin to apartheid - The systematic promotion of the supremacy of one group of people over another.[_link]
— Joshua Landis (@joshua_landis) January 12, 2021

by Oui on Wed Jan 13th, 2021 at 08:18:12 AM EST
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Bill Roebuck: Longtime US Diplomat in Syria Weighs America's Legacy.

By @KatieBoWill

"If the US doesn't reinvest in stabilization assistance, ISIS may reemerge.

"The whole farming economy is what everything runs on, & all of the water canals...=> [_link]
— Joshua Landis (@joshua_landis) January 12, 2021

by Oui on Wed Jan 13th, 2021 at 08:23:46 AM EST
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A pragmatic view on Yemen's Houthis

Smart by Bruce Reidel

"The Houthis are non-state actors that aspire to be recognized as Yemen's rulers. They're a reality that must be dealt with, & clearly there is no military solution to the challenge they pose"[_link]
— Joshua Landis (@joshua_landis) January 12, 2021

by Oui on Wed Jan 13th, 2021 at 08:26:30 AM EST
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Republican Turncoats (none / 0)

Carpetbagger in reverse ... where does Patriotism lie? In political conveniency?

I will vote to respect the American people's decision and defend our system of government. My full remarks: pic.twitter.com/RSTjyjZmJq
— Leader McConnell (@senatemajldr) January 6, 2021

Voting your conscience ... really, now to abandon yr fascist leader ... you knew who he was and the damage he would do!

Does Mitch McConnell have ANY conscience left at all, any patriotism? ANYTHING?
— melissa cox (@mmdotcox) November 10, 2020

More: McConnell believes impeachment push will help rid Trump from the GOP, but has not said if he will vote to convict - CNNPolitics [_link]
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) January 12, 2021

Report: Mitch McConnell Is Extremely Jazzed About Donald Trump Being Impeached | Vanity Fair |

According to The New York Times, McConnell has "told associates that he believes President Trump committed impeachable offenses and that he is pleased that Democrats are moving to impeach him, believing that it will make it easier to purge him from the party."

by Oui on Wed Jan 13th, 2021 at 10:26:59 AM EST
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I tried asking this q after @SecPompeo spoke at @VOANews HQ for over 30 mins about American exceptionalism without a single mention of #CapitolRiots. Not in his remarks, not in the q&a.

It is my job. [link]
— Patsy Widakuswara (@pwidakuswara) January 11, 2021