Yesterday, President Obama worked the phones with leaders of some of the world's most vulnerable countries, ahead of his scheduled trip to Denmark on Friday. Also, the State Department confirmed that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton would arrive here Thursday for a day of meetings ahead of Obama's arrival.
In an op-ed published today in the International Herald Tribune, Clinton stressed that international verification is key.
"A successful agreement depends upon a number of core elements, but two are shaping up to be essential: first, that all major economies set forth strong national actions and resolve to implement them; and second, that they agree to a system that enables full transparency and creates confidence that national actions are in fact being implemented," Clinton wrote.
Clinton also stressed a critical component to the climate accord sought by key moderate Senate Democrats and Republicans in Washington. "Transparency, in particular, is what will ensure that this agreement becomes operational, not just aspirational," she added. "We all need to take our share of responsibility, stand behind our commitments, and mean what we say in order for an international agreement to be credible."
Yesterday, President Obama worked the phones with leaders of some of the world's most vulnerable countries, ahead of his scheduled trip to Denmark on Friday.
Yeah, I can just imagine what that went like: Ah, ah, ah, um, um, um, I am a self-centered criminal, I mean, global warming, can I go now?
Other countries must be laughing at our insistence on transparency. Many know that O-asshat, as Sug calls him, is not even a natural born American citizen.
Sorry, it's hard to be positive sometimes, when you are becoming increasingly aware that what is going on behind the scenes is very different than what you thought you knew.
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Barack/Barry: If you're NOT LEGIT, then you MUST QUIT!!