A conversation with former Secretary of State Richard Armitage

with Richard Armitage
in Current Affairs
on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 * * * * *

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A conversation with former Deputy Secretary of State and Vietnam veteran Richard Armitage about President Bush's visit to Baghdad during which he met with the new Iraqi prime minister al-Maliki. Armitage offers his outlook for al-Maliki and provides his critique of the U.S. war effort thus far. He also discusses the differences between the war in Vietnam and Iraq and the future of American foreign policy.

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Iraq
War in Iraq
George W. Bush
al-Zarqawi
Saddam Hussein
Donald Rumsfeld
al Qaeda
Middle-East
Fallujah
Richard Armitage
al-Maliki
Dick Cheney
Baghdad

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    1. curtis  11/07/2007 02:34 PM Report

      Q: What should the president do next? A: Remind himself that he put his hand on The Bible and swore to defend the constitution. NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND!

    2. dismayed  11/07/2007 11:10 AM Report

      Overall thought the two had some cogent commentary re hard and soft diplomacy or was it force? *** The idea of incarceration is only valid if it's prioritized by first deserving first served. Cheney's still free. Shrub. The CIA en masse. (Meritless to date, directly or indirectly responsible for Kennedys, setup Pinochet, and Plame was in counter-proliferation - which says it all re effectuality - no reason to out her of course, rendition yadda, yadda.) *** Pelosi should be spanked thoroughly for being so ineffectual. We only excel at dysfunction.

    3. moeuphonium  11/07/2007 04:49 AM Report

      Q: What should the next President do?

      A: Put Armitage in Jail forever.

      Why should the public support PBS when they give TRAITORS a forum?

    4. moeuphonium  11/07/2007 04:17 AM Report

      I echo delp's comments. Armitage should have a 20-year Federal sentence not commutable by Baby Bush. You giving him a sounding board makes you an enabler and guilty after the fact.

    5. delp  11/07/2007 03:40 AM Report

      Why is Armitage not in jail for revealing the identity of former clandestine CIA officer Valerie Plame?

      Why is he treated like a legitimate person on this show rather than a Federal Criminal, a traitor and a national shame?

      He has done a helluva lot more damage to our country than that goofy kid from Marin County monikered as "The American Taliban" who is serving a multigenerational sentence in Supermax.

    6. Jake  11/06/2007 03:49 AM Report

      I see that Armitage was an original member of PNAC, and now has himself a nice cushy position on the board of directors of ConocoPhillips for his efforts. His foreign policy views seem to line up nicely with his own personal financial fortunes.