In an interview Thursday with Bloomberg TV, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he would be willing to go to Iran for talks if it was felt necessary to get direct US-Iran negotiations going.
Pompeo said “if that’s the call, I’d happily go there,” and that he was open to having “a chance to speak directly to the Iranian people.” There is no sign any such proposal is being considered.
Pompeo was selected to go to North Korea at the start of the US diplomatic engagement with North Korea, and that, along with his status as Secretary of State, might make him a potential candidate to go to Iran for key talks. Pompeo, on the other hand, has leaned quite hawkish toward Iran policy, and is seen pushing the administration toward a military confrontation.
In that respect, Pompeo might find himself a very unwelcome candidate for engaging with Iran, if such engagement happens. Indeed, North Korea has asked that the US stop putting Pompeo directly into their talks as well.
After all his bellicose nonsensical blather? Worth the chance if they’ll keep him.
Pompeo is as ignorant and as primitive as Trump when it comes to matters of war and peace. It wasn’t long ago he was declaring maximum pressure on Iran as if that was going to have a positive effect on the situation. All these and other US idiots have done is put Iran in a corner, like a cornered rat against all odds will fight for survival, and these obese warmongers who have started this war will let others like the British and our own military and the Iranians do the the bleeding and the dying while they pack on the pounds trying to satisfy their perverted appetites.
Pompeo is ignorant. He need not be otherwise.His masters are.They know what he should do and should not
Always leave room to let your enemy save face, and always allow an honorable way out. God just might have mercy on our blood stained souls.
You’ve been asleep for the last few centuries, haven’t you?
If some one gets a chance to speak directly to the American people directly, without their so called law makers and MSM not interfering, to convince them that it is not in America’s interests that Trump and the clique around him doing(of course with help and connivance of “elected law makers and all other establishments) what they are doing now a solution could be found .It is only a hope.Because one observes the reluctance or the inability of Americans who rose up against Vietnam war today remain moot observers whether it is Israeli depredations in Palestine, Iraq or now Iran.It is really surprising (or is it ?) the Jeffry Epstein affair which has serious dimensions and ramifications for the nation does not get the right reaction and i suspect it will drowned by distractions or diversions.
Keep him.
The US admin. nr 2 ( Pompeo ) warmonger would gladly travel to Iran, to deliver nr 1 ( Bolton ) warmongers ultimatum.
at this point, what can the Iranians possibly gain from the trump administration?
on top of all this, it appears that the Brits under this new clown Boris Johnson are going to renege on the nuclear deal
By all means let Pompeo speak directly to the Iranian people. Make it in an open air stadium with no security and give all the people in attendance rocks.
I wish he’d go to Hell..
It would be a terrible act – I can almost hear his address — “Tonight as I look into your faces — and, believe me, some of your faces need looking into…(rimshot) — and these mullahs – where did you get these guys – Bin Laden’s last yard-sale?” ….
Just another random, lying statement from the government. Utterly meaningless. The goal is war and nothing but war (unless they could get Iran’s utter obeisance – which ain’t gonna happen.)
Makes as much sense as putting the overqualified Jared in charge of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations or giving peacemonger Bolton a position of power, again. Really, how could it make anything worse, given that the Trump administration is clearly angling for a confrontation with Iran?