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Iran-Krise

R. (das “R” wird jetzt wichtig!) Nicholas Burns, Nummer Drei im US State Department und enger Vertrauter von Condoleezza Rice, will ab März in den Ruhestand gehen.

Appearing next to Rice at the State Department, Burns said his decision to leave the foreign service was “just about the most difficult decision I’ve ever had to make. But I do so with the conviction that after 26 years in government service it’s time for me to meet my obligations to my wife and three daughters and it’s time to pursue other ventures outside the government.” (LAT)

Burns war u.a. der Koordinator des Iran-Politik des State Departments und eifriger Propagandist stärkeren Drucks auf Teheran.

Seine Nachfolge tritt (kein „R“ am Anfang und weder verwandt noch verschwägert) William Burns an.

William Burns, his successor, is a former assistant secretary of state for the Near East and ambassador to Jordan. In 2002, he co-authored an internal memo with Ryan C. Crocker, the current U.S. ambassador to Iraq, titled “The Perfect Storm.” It bluntly predicted that toppling Saddam Hussein could unleash sectarian and ethnic tensions, that the Sunni minority would not easily relinquish power, and that neighbors such as Iran, Syria and Saudi Arabia would try to influence events. (WP)

Nun hat jedermann nach 26 Dienstjahren sicher das Recht, sich um Frau und Töchter zu kümmern, nur … wenn man so lange dabei ist, will man dann nicht auch seine Arbeit mit einem erkennbaren Erfolg abschließen?