In the name of the wee man, has it come to this? Apparently it has. Barack Obama has not “committed” himself to appointing a US “Special Envoy” to Northern Ireland. He believes, a spokesman said, that the “crisis point” in Ulster has passed. Cue much wailing and gnashing of teeth from the usual Irish-American suspects. Cue too, to no-one’s great surprise, this response from Team McCain:
Barack Obama, once again demonstrating his total lack of experience and profoundly poor judgment on matters of foreign policy, has issued a statement questioning ‘whether a special U.S. envoy for Northern Ireland continues to be necessary.’
The special U.S. envoy was first appointed by President Clinton and has been critical to fostering peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland.
John McCain is committed to maintaining the special U.S. envoy for Northern Ireland and that commitment has been enshrined in the 2008 Republican Platform.
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