"Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is trying to quell a revolt among US diplomats angry over attempts to force Foreign Service officers to work in Iraq or face dismissal.
Rice, who did not attend the meeting, was also expected to make clear in the cable that Foreign Service officers have an obligation to uphold the oaths they took to carry out the policies of the government and be available to serve anywhere in the world.
Translation: I DON'T HEAR YOU!
And that thing about upholding oaths while this criminal administration has violated theirs!!
The height of hubris from the bubble-headed War Princess!
At the White House, press secretary Dana Perino told reporters that President Bush understood the diplomats' concerns but believed that both Rice and the Foreign Service would be able to handle the challenge in Iraq:
"The president understands that at a time of war it is distressing for some individuals to serve in those areas. The president is concerned, but he also has confidence that Secretary Rice will handle this matter in a way that is caring for the people at the Foreign Service, but also ensures that the mission that the United States is on is supplemented by the Foreign Service officers who took an oath in order to serve their country."
Then she went off to snort some lines, the cock-sucking coke whore!
Representative Duncan Hunter of California, the House Armed Services Committee's top Republican, said he intends to suggest that diplomats who refuse to serve in Iraq be replaced by wounded veterans:
"Let's replace these reluctant Nellies with America's finest citizens. Our wounded warriors will serve our country efficiently, effectively, and with undying patriotism."
Oh those State Dept wimps, let's replace 'em all, the war-mongering fasisto says!
Provided they have all their limbs and no PTSD, right, Dunc?
Sig Heil!
