I’m not sure whether to call U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken a dweeb or a twerp. Both fit. Ot maybe a twat. That fits too.
Tony (or however he refers to himself other than dweeb, twerp or twat) earned these accolades for a series of foreign policy blunders on his watch since moving into Foggy Bottom (or Snake Department, as CIA calls it).
But more specifically, on Sunday, this dweeb/twerp/twat tweeted: “Turkish Foreign Minister and I spoke on Hamas’ deadly strikes on Israel. I encouraged Turkey’s advocacy for a ceasefire….”
First of all, I very highly doubt Blinken “encouraged Turkey’s advocacy” for a ceasefire. More than likely, it was the other way round, though I suspect Blinken is too dim to comprehend when he’s being played. Or easily hypnotized.
Clearly, Blinken is out of touch, along with being out of his depth. (Think Peter Principle.) Americans do not like to hear about women being raped, murdered and paraded around to jeering crowds. Or children being murdered or taken hostage and used as human shields.
Another issue: Is Blinken manly enough to stand up for his convictions, even if they are based on bamboozlement by the Turks?
The answer is No.
Because after his tweet resulted in an uproar of (justifiably) negative reaction, Blinken hastily deleted it.
The odd thing is, Blinken isn’t even a politician, from which we expect such speedy u-turns when popular opinion cuts in.
Politicians, we all know, breeze along with whatever popular flatulence is blowing.
(This, of course, is the same gas Blinken’s brain-damaged boss Biden has been passing for five decades until it finally floated upward and permeated whatever is left inside his skull.)