Two days ago Palin met with Henry Kissinger to talk about foreign policy stuff and, you know, beef up Palin's national policy expertise. (I mean, think of how much she knows about Russia living just 1,000 miles away, so imagine how much she could learn sitting right next to Kissinger!) Then yesterday she called him naive, albeit by accident borne from ignorance.
Let's go to the script:
Couric: You met yesterday with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who is for direct diplomacy with both Iran and Syria. Do you believe the U.S. should negotiate with leaders like President Assad and Ahmadinejad?It is NOT AT ALL SURPRISING that Palin has never heard something Kissinger said. Not at all surprising. But ignorance is not an excuse when you're running for the vice presidency. Kissinger agrees with Obama. Maybe she should have just met with Obama instead.
Palin: I think, with Ahmadinejad, personally, he is not one to negotiate with. You can't just sit down with him with no preconditions being met. Barack Obama is so off base in his proclamation that he would meet with some of these leaders around our world who would seek to destroy America and that, and without preconditions being met. That's beyond naïve. And it's beyond bad judgment.
Couric: Are you saying Henry Kissinger ...
Palin: It's dangerous.
Couric: ... is naïve for supporting that?
Palin: I've never heard Henry Kissinger say, "Yeah, I'll meet with these leaders without preconditions being met." Diplomacy is about doing a lot of background work first and shoring up allies and positions and figuring out what sanctions perhaps could be implemented if things weren't gonna go right. That's part of diplomacy.
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