Responding to US diplomats who vented anger and frustration at the State Department's decision to force foreign service officers to take jobs in Iraq:

"If these guys at the town hall meeting do not want to come to Iraq , that is okay with. I would not want that sort out here with me anyway. We have enough trouble w/o having to baby sit. BUT they are not worldwide available and they might consider the type of job that does not require worldwide availability."

Source: Dipnote (the US State Department blog).

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