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    Just Right of Atilla the Hun Yonivore's Avatar
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    ...expert.

    Biden Fact Check: No US Diplomats In Tehran

    "After seven years, in which our senior diplomatic personnel were not allowed to make a single contact with Iranians, the Bush administration realized the absurdity of its own policy and sent our leading diplomat to Iran," he said. "The Assistant Secretary of State as he went to Tehran, sat down at the instruction of the President of the United States." . . .

    Trouble is, the event Biden described never actually happened.

    In point of fact, the one "meeting" that has taken place was in Geneva, Switzerland, when Under Secretary of State William Burns sat in on a discussion between Iranian representatives and the other "P5+1" political directors involved in nuclear talks. The meeting, while a first, was not a negotiation; Burns was there merely as an observer, and had no formal role or talks with the Iranians.So, point by point: Burns was not sent to Tehran; he did not go to Tehran; and there was no such instruction from the President.
    Just Joe being Joe?

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    Yoni give it a rest!

    The dude has been to Dunkin' Donuts plenty of times to gain foreign policy experience!

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    Yoni give it a rest!

    The dude has been to Dunkin' Donuts plenty of times to gain foreign policy experience!
    That only covered the Kashmir conflict.

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    Man, if only Delaware was in Putin's flight path. That would give Biden a true mastery of foreign policy.....

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