Will Kerry challenge Negraponte?

[Armstead]

Bush has once again exhibited amazing hubris by appointing John negraponte as ambadassor to Iraq.

Of all the people he could appoint, Negraponte -- who looked the other way as ambadassor to Honduras during Iran Contra.

Will Kerry chellenge this?

[KissMyAsscroft]

1. Of course not..

He probably thinks it's great.

[montanacowboy]

2. He agrees with everything else

* is doing in Iraq, why not?

[ulysses]

3. bringing it up

would require first giving the American people a quick lesson in what we've done in Central America over the last several decades, stuff that most folks have never heard of or quickly forgot. I wouldn't bet the bank.

[sangh0]

4. It might also include

learning how to spell his name correctly, so no, I wouldn't bet the bank, either

[ulysses]

6. wow

-3 points for being anal-retentive about spelling and -5 for responding to someone who didn't make the spelling error in the first place.

[sangh0]

7. I'm NUMBER -8!!!!

I'll just have to try harder

[ulysses]

9. I'm certain that you will.

:D

[Armstead]

14. I knew I was probably spelling it wrong

And I got lazy. So shoot me.

On second thought, you might take me literally...;-)

[ulysses]

15. hardly anything to worry about, Armstead.

Sangh* has seen any number of spelling errors on DU, and yet you're the only one he's called on it. :hi:

[LynzM]

8. Second that, for sure

I agree, most people have no understanding of what that implies. I know I don't have much, having not put much time into learning that history, and having not been around for it.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

10. I agree but Kerry was one of the FEW to criticize his appointment

originally to the Bush admin.

I would hope we would all at least wait to see what he does rather than predict based on innuendo..(and I only posted this to you to respond to your original post not to suggest that you wouldn't)

[ulysses]

12. and I'm glad that he did.

I would hope we would all at least wait to see what he does rather than predict based on innuendo..(and I only posted this to you to respond to your original post not to suggest that you wouldn't)

I know. Still, I'm not sure how *anyone* could exhume *that* amount of shit in the middle of a presidential campaign. The amount of backstory necessary to make a point about why Negroponte is so wrong may not be overwhelming, but goes well beyond the soundbites in which everyone gets to trade at this stage.

[DinahMoeHum]

5. Maybe we'll all get lucky. . .

and something bad will happen to Negroponte and/or Bremer in Iraq.

Our fellow Americans may not have long memories, but rest assured, the Iraqis do.

:kick:

[Old and In the Way]

11. He should be quite popular when the word gets out that he helped

Reagun/Bush get Iran weapons to fight Iraqis.

[mobuto]

13. Of all the people he could appoint

Negroponte is the LEAST controversial.

You want controversy? Have him nominate Wolfowitz.