tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post6763677959689569497..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Ultra-Quickies: Insight In A Compact PackageFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-35475871360489216742018-06-17T20:10:07.209-04:002018-06-17T20:10:07.209-04:00I can't believe that this outcome wasn't a...I can't believe that this outcome wasn't anticipated.<br /><br />One of the most common outcomes for politicians who get the job, is that they find out that they are completely unqualified for the actual job's activities. Except for LBJ, who was terrific at handling Congress, thanks to his long experience in Senate leadership, they have bombed at getting their objectives met.<br /><br />Even the ones that have some foreign policy experience find that negotiations are much trickier than they thought they would be.Linda Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-404123760084429612018-06-17T07:46:50.424-04:002018-06-17T07:46:50.424-04:00What is interesting is the revelation that credent...What is interesting is the revelation that credentialed diplomats, supposed trained in how to negotiate, really don't know how to do it. They are totally baffled when they encounter people who do know how, and who have repeatedly succeeded at it.<br /><br />Schools of diplomacy exist at all elite colleges, and they should all be shut down.sykes.1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10954672321945289871noreply@blogger.com