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Robert Gibbs says the Iranian diplomats are no longer invited to July 4 U.S. embassy cookouts. Good. Did anyone but Jason Zengerle think the invites were some

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Robert Gibbs saysthe Iranian diplomats are no longer invited to July 4 U.S. embassy cookouts. Good. Did anyone but Jason Zengerle think the invites were some cunning schemeto collect intelligence? I hardly see the value in diplomatic snubbing, but there are tasteful and tasteless ways to engage in outreach to unsavory regimes, and holiday party invites fall firmly in the latter category.
Relatedly, how long until State Department spokesman Ian “there’s no thought to rescinding the invitations to Iranian diplomats” Kelly finds, uh, a new position where he can spend more time with his family?
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