The New Art of Diplomacy

[proud2BlibKansan]

It has always been my assumption that true diplomacy meant people of disparate interests coming together to arrive at a mutual decision that would involve compromise, but each party could live with the outcome and so feel as if their deliberations moved each of their agenda’s forward.

While my definition may not satisfy every nuance of meaning, it seems to suffice as a short hand description of what diplomacy is all about.

But over the past seven years, I have discovered that my definition omits the Bush-Rice conception of what diplomacy is all about.

And this surprising powerful tool seems to have emerged from the actions of our Secretary of State whose conception of diplomacy involves one of two steps: to immediately state that there is no future in discussions because our position is so diametrically opposed to the other country’s position and it would be a waste of time and effort; or, alternatively, the practice of avoidance—which we seem to be especially good at.

more . . .
http://www.lesaaron.blogspot.com/

[Sherman A1]

1. Sums it up all rather well

Nothing really to add as you have covered it so very well.
:applause:

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. That's a neat blog site.

CHeck it out.

[HereSince1628]

2. Cheney believes diplomacy is the hand-maiden of the military

it's for the soft-skinned and feminized men who would disgrace the nation's history and caste down our greatness among the nation's of men.

Sad but when you imagine Cheney channeling Teddy Roosevelt you can't tell to which century the words belong.