Kerry: Paul Wolfowitz should resign

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WASHINGTON D.C. – Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) today urged World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz to resign, saying his ethical misjudgments have cast a cloud over the bank organization and have damaged its relations with other nations.



Kerry made this statement on the heels of news reports that the Pentagon leaned on private contractors to hire Wolfowitz’s girlfriend Shaha Riza in Iraq – at the same time Wolfowitz was working as Deputy Secretary of Defense. Larger questions have been raised about Wolfowitz and his role as World Bank President, where he arranged pay raises and promotions for Riza, an obvious conflict of interest. Kerry opposed the nomination of Wolfowitz to the World Bank in 2005.



Below is Kerry’s statement:



“Paul Wolfowitz should resign. The cloud that hangs over his tenure at the World Bank is entirely self-inflicted and it jeopardizes its vitally important mission” Senator Kerry said. “As a champion of anti-corruption measures, Mr. Wolfowitz must hold himself to the highest standards of personal conduct. He failed to do so. He has lost the confidence of his colleagues at the World Bank, and with it his ability to govern effectively. It is time for new leadership.



“I’ve had grave concerns about Paul Wolfowitz’s judgment and ability to lead since 2003, when he was one of the chief architects of the war in Iraq. As Deputy Secretary of Defense, his miscalculations and lack of proper planning resulted in our troops being placed at greater risk and contributed significantly to the disaster that has unfolded in Iraq. Now he has brought to the World Bank the kind of cronyism that has become engrained in Washington. Paul Wolfowitz never should been rewarded with the responsibilities of the World Bank in first place.”



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[katty]

1. Resign AND crawl back into the hell from whence he came

[LSK]

2. K&R for the real President

[Maat]

12. Exactly (n/t)!

[Raven]

3. Wolfowitz goes but not Imus???? Go figure. n/t

[Mass]

4. If you prefer to keep Wolfowitz, good for you, but frankly, I have no question about

who will be worse for people in the months and years to come.

This said, I am not crying on Imus's fate, but there is no comparison between the two.

And, BTW, Imus is already gone.

[Inuca]

7. Who do YOU think is a bigger bastard? n/t

[LSK]

8. Wolfowitz is probably more responsible for the Iraq war than anyone

[blm]

11. Did you read Kerry's whole statement about it? He's RIGHT - just as Maya Angelou is right -

The casual use of those words has been going on for far too long. Angelou said it took this use of it to finally get the attention that she and others tried to bring to it for years.

Imus said it - it was seriously wrong for him to say it as it's been seriously wrong for him to say plenty of things in his role as curmudgeon humorist.

But - he's also taking the fall for ALL OF THEM who've been casually using that demeaning language.

IMO, it was always up to the team to judge him and his sincerity. I am not surprised Kerry saw it that way, too.

Excessive punishment isn't good for anyone in the long run, anyway. Shared punishment for ALL should be the call.

[rodeodance]

5. oh Wolfie-----------you is in big trouble.

[Inuca]

6. "Crooks & liars"

It's becoming almost to much to assimilate.

[Democrafty]

9. Oh, snap! Well stated, senator. n/t

[radfringe]

10. The entire Loyal Bushie mob should resign

and save us the trouble of impeaching their sorry butts

[ProSense]

13. Time for Wolfie to go.

THE ARCHITECTS OF WAR: PAUL WOLFOWITZ

[blm]

14. Thanks for that, ProSense. Let's give Wolfie the credit he deserves, eh?

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