Pres. Barack Obama appoints LDS diplomat Robert Stephen Beecroft as ambassador to Iraq
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Being Ambassador in a Muslim country today is liking walking a tight rope over a huge unpredictable rumbling geyser. May he have both the wisdom and inspiration to maintain our interests and develop great contacts who can become friends of the U.S. More..
"You want me to be ambassador there NOW?.... Um, thanks?"
Going to be a difficult assignment. The whole middle east is a powder keg of anti-americanism just waiting to explode. I hope they let the marines do their job and secure our embassy there. We don't need another tragedy like the one that just More..