by Jane Larkin
Marco Rubio may have the requisite foreign policy bonafides to serve as Secretary of State, but his influence in the geopolitical arena has been muted. Despite an impressive resume, it seems that the seasoned statesman, in his role as the nation’s chief diplomat, has been eclipsed by a longtime Donald Trump crony, a billionaire real estate developer with no diplomatic experience, Steve Witkoff.
President Trump’s decision to appoint Witkoff as Special Envoy to the Middle East has led some to suggest that Witkoff is the de facto State Department head, especially since his role and responsibilities have expanded. Witkoff has taken the lead in negotiating a peace settlement in the Ukraine-Russia war.
Given Witkoff’s public praise of Vladimir Putin, it seems likely that his pro-Russia attitude and lack of expertise in foreign affairs will inure to Russia’s benefit, compromising the sovereignty of Ukraine in the process.
Jane Larkin
Tampa
Graciela0107
It is inconceivable that the current government of the USA has become a pro Putin government bent on finding an end to the Ukraine war that will benefit the aggressors. And the Republican party aka MAGA is silent as these negotiations go on. And what is even more surprising is that the lead negotiator is a property developer with no prior foreign or diplomatic relations experience. I imagine that Mr Witkoff is actively thinking about how many properties could he develop in Russia after his diplomacy days are over.
When it comes to Marco Rubio, if I am not mistaken, during his entire political days in congress, he was a staunch enemy of communism. His family comes from Cuba, a country changed by Castro’s regime that forced his family to emigrate to the USA. Suddenly, since he was appointed Secretary of State, Russia and communism are not as repugnant to him as in the past. What happened? Did he look into Putin’s soul? Did he think that Putin changed his beliefs? Well, he is wrong. Putin knows that he is dealing with a weak government that is bent on changing the dynamics of this world and inadvertently giving the upper hand to our other vicious rival, China.
The current president has said it many times: he loves to make the headlines and he does not care whether it is for good or bad decisions as long as he is the headliner. He is in the process of deconstructing the entire world order. All the enemies in the James Bond movies had the same goal. However, what we are experiencing right now is happening in real time and in a real world and this president is the real Dr NO. How could this be happening?
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