Chris Hill Is Going to Iraq . . .

by R. Elgin on February 3, 2009

in Asides

Christopher Hill, the lead American negotiator on North Korea, is expected to be nominated as the next U.S. ambassador to Iraq.

Tagged as: Chris Hill, Iraq, North Korea

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1 R. Elgin February 3, 2009 at 10:35 pm

I liked this quote found in the post:

Hill offered a blunt dismissal of his hard-line foes in the administration. “These [expletive deleted] don’t know how to negotiate,” he said. “Everything is Appomattox. It’s just ‘Come out with your hands up.’ “

2 Mizar5 February 4, 2009 at 1:32 am

Good choice! The man appears to be the very definition of diplomacy, and given what he had to work with, his experience is second to none.

I just wonder who can carry on the balancing act with NK with equal aplomb?

3 WangKon936 February 4, 2009 at 3:09 am

Okay… is this a reward or a punishment?

4 KWillets February 4, 2009 at 4:34 am

Well, this way he can continue to work on containing North Korean nukes.

5 R. Elgin February 4, 2009 at 9:29 am

Ouch, “WangKon” is very funny today. “KWillets” has been reading the intelligence material that the former administration was using too. There are obviously WMD still there that Mr. Hill must administer to. I’m sure he can handle them all by himself.

6 Mizar5 February 4, 2009 at 9:39 am

You’ve got to admit. This guy gets the most unglamorous assignments. Must be getting a lot of hardship pay…

7 R. Elgin February 4, 2009 at 8:39 pm

Sending him to problem spots that require people skills is a good idea. He is one of the nicest, genuine people I have met and that may carry some weight in the right situation.

Mr. Hill may only have regrets about not receiving such a cool moniker from the North Koreans as did John “human scum” Bolton.

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