As France was
struggling to emerge from the three days of terror surrounding the attack on
the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in January 2015, The World’s
Most Dangerous Community Organizer didn't attend a unity march in Paris that
was attended by many European heads of state nor did his Secretary of State,
John Kerry, who never fails to remind us of his deep ties to France.
After enduring a
firestorm of criticism for failing to send a high-ranking official to the rally,
Kerry finally made it to Paris four days later where he immediately
cemented his reputation as an international laughingstock.
In perhaps the most
pathetic diplomatic apology ever enacted without actually saying “I’m sorry,”
Kerry offered a “big hug” to a room full of survivors, family members and first
responders involved in the Charlie Hebdo massacre. And then he trotted out
James Taylor, looking on proudly as the 70s-era guitarist serenaded the
shell-shocked survivors with a soulful rendition of “You’ve Got A Friend.”
Yachtboy spoke from
the Aspen Ideas Festival Tuesday night laboring to minimize the shootings and
bombings at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport.
"It has been
more than one year since Daesh has actually launched a full scale military
offensive, and that's because our coalition is moving relentlessly on every
front," Kerry said.
"Now, yes, you
can bomb an airport, you can blow yourself up. That's the tragedy," he
continued. "Daesh and others like it know that we have to get it right
24/7/365. They have to get it right for ten minutes or one hour, so it's a very
different scale."
Kerry continued,
"And if you're desperate and if you know you are losing, and you know you
want to give up your life, then obviously you can do some harm."
"We are still
collecting information and trying to ascertain what happened and who did it and
I won't comment further on it except to say that this is daily fare and that's why
I say the first challenge we need to face is countering non-state violent
actors, for a host of reasons," Kerry said.
Secretary @JohnKerry comments on bomb attack at Istanbul airport today in #Turkey → https://t.co/BQC2pPDqgU— Department of State (@StateDept) June 28, 2016
That he blathered this at "Aspen Ideas" makes it almost the Platonic Ideal of absurdityhttps://t.co/ELevcHMx3R— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) June 28, 2016
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