Imagine a world in which the Middle East is not descending into carnage and chaos but is on the brink of a monumental series of breakthroughs. By next spring,Iran’s nuclear program will be secured and Egypt will be a liberal democracy. Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has stepped aside. And, not least, Israelis and Palestinians have settled on the terms for a Palestinian state.
This is the world that John Kerry inhabited as he shuttled across the world last week: a fantastical realm created by his billowing vision of what he can accomplish as secretary of state. Meanwhile, on this planet, aid agencies reported starvation and an outbreak of polio in Syria; Egypt’s last elected president was put on trial; Israeli and Palestinian leaders described their U.S.-brokered peace talks as broken; and France’s foreign minister suggested the would-be accord with Iran was “a fool’s game.”
Call it Kerry’s Magical Mystery Tour.
Wow. I thought I was harsh.
I'd be less than honest if I didn't enjoy the sight of John Kerry--who believes he embodies the concept of French nuance and judged France as the sole score keeper on the "global test" for intervention--being rebuked by the French for his amateur hour diplomacy over Iran.
And from the Washington Post, too.
Tip to The Weekly Standard.
UPDATE: Is Kerry the worst Secretary of State ever? He could certainly be the worst in my living memory.
But I admit that time has faded my contempt for Madeleine Albright's tenure, so Kerry may be penalized for the immediate throbbing carbuncle that his presence on the international stage representing America inflicts.
