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2018-03-13 Government
BREAKING NEWS: Trump fires Rex Tillerson as secretary of state and replaces him with CIA boss Mike Pompeo
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Posted by trailing wife 2018-03-13 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11133 views ]  Top

#1 I have been less than thrilled with Tillerson and Pompeo is definitely less friendly with radical Islam.

So... tentative yay
Posted by DarthVader 2018-03-13 10:36||   2018-03-13 10:36|| Front Page Top

#2 Fired? Maybe. The MSM likes to find scandal/chaos in this WH where none exists. Tillerson said he planned to leave in a year when he signed on. It's been 14 months. Recently, it was reported that Tillerson cut short a trip in South Korean because he was sick.
Posted by JohnQC 2018-03-13 10:36||   2018-03-13 10:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Trump wants Pompeo handy for his trip to Korea. T-Rex's turtle appears to have an extensive resume of overseas assignments, which is excellent. A pox on the Klingon beltway homesteaders.
Posted by Besoeker 2018-03-13 10:43||   2018-03-13 10:43|| Front Page Top

#4 Yea, but who's going to watch the CIA?
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-03-13 11:04||   2018-03-13 11:04|| Front Page Top

#5 Iran deal imperiled as Trump ousts Secretary Tillerson
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-03-13 11:07||   2018-03-13 11:07|| Front Page Top

#6 Let's see what actions Haspel may take. I suspect there may be a string of retirements coming out of McLean, possibly Foggy Bottom as well.
Posted by Besoeker 2018-03-13 11:09||   2018-03-13 11:09|| Front Page Top

#7 I haven't been overly thrilled with the CIA this past year so this strikes me as odd. Maybe I'm wrong and just lumping CIA with FBI in my head.
Posted by rjschwarz 2018-03-13 11:26||   2018-03-13 11:26|| Front Page Top

#8 Till didn't clean house fast enough?
Posted by Procopius2k 2018-03-13 11:36||   2018-03-13 11:36|| Front Page Top

#9 Be amusing to see how many commentators who wrote that Tillerson was totally unsuited to the job now suddenly think the exact opposite...
Posted by M. Murcek 2018-03-13 13:56||   2018-03-13 13:56|| Front Page Top

#10 
Iran deal imperiled as Trump ousts Secretary Tillerson:

Israeli officials tell The Jerusalem Post that they believe Trump is serious in his threat to withdraw from the deal. The US-E3 talks dominated Trump's conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House last week.

The talks are scheduled to continue in Berlin on Thursday.

IOW Trump fired Tillerson in order to 'imperil' the Iran deal.
Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2018-03-13 14:48||   2018-03-13 14:48|| Front Page Top

#11 Didn't like how Till wrote off our Syrian allies now being destoyed by Turk/Al Qaeda.
Posted by Omeger Gray6606 2018-03-13 15:19||   2018-03-13 15:19|| Front Page Top

#12 The change already bearing fruits: LGBT Activists Are LIVID About Trump Naming CIA Director Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-03-13 15:39||   2018-03-13 15:39|| Front Page Top

#13 Livid "activists"? Must be a day ending in 'y'.
I am glad to see Tillerson go, he seemed to be bucking PDT and was being obstructive (at least as seen from the really cheap seats).
Posted by Whiskey Mike 2018-03-13 16:51||   2018-03-13 16:51|| Front Page Top

#14 LGBT Activists Are LIVID About Trump Naming CIA Director Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State

Sending a protest message via AEA appears to be the only viable option. Solo won't garner much press however. I recommend even numbered groups of six or more, the.... buddy system as it were.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-03-13 16:58||   2018-03-13 16:58|| Front Page Top

#15 I liked Secretary Tillerson. I hope that POTUS handled it like an adult and showed him respect.
Posted by Crotle Julet3576 2018-03-13 17:20||   2018-03-13 17:20|| Front Page Top

#16 Fox News keeps saying DEM wise it's going to be rough to get Gina Haspel's nomination approved. She oversaw the waterboarding....
Posted by 3dc 2018-03-13 17:22||   2018-03-13 17:22|| Front Page Top

#17 But a women, right? And a black woman, at that? And the Dems will oppose her?

Will wonders never cease!
Posted by Bobby 2018-03-13 17:45||   2018-03-13 17:45|| Front Page Top

#18 Sorry, Gina is apparently not a person of color, although I do not wish to pre-empt her identification as anything she he Gina chooses.
Posted by Bobby 2018-03-13 18:13||   2018-03-13 18:13|| Front Page Top

#19 #12--Why? Are there a large number of gays at State?
Posted by JohnQC 2018-03-13 19:01||   2018-03-13 19:01|| Front Page Top

#20 Why?Are there a large number of gays at State?
Posted by JohnQC

I don't know John, but it was that way 25-30 years ago. Appears not much has changed.
Posted by Besoeker 2018-03-13 19:05||   2018-03-13 19:05|| Front Page Top

#21 Sorry, Gina is apparently not a person of color

Pink is a color - ergo, Haspel is a woman of color.
Posted by Zhang Fei 2018-03-13 20:25||   2018-03-13 20:25|| Front Page Top

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