Diplomatic Coup for President Obama

[rightwinger]

Not easy to get 193 nations to agree on something as contentious as climate change. Great job by President Obama

U.N. chief says 'we have a deal' on climate change - USATODAY.com

Two weeks of wrangling at Copenhagen exposed sharp divisions between rich and poor nations — and even among major greenhouse-gas emitters like China and the United States— on how to fight global warming.

Yet in the end, nearly all 193 nations at the U.N. climate conference agreed to President Barack Obama's solution, which points toward deeper emissions cuts for rich nations but without mandatory targets that would draw sanctions.

Obama's successful 11th-hour bargaining Friday with China, India, Brazil and South Africa— the world's key developing nations — sets the stage for future cooperation between developed and developing nations. But the resulting "Copenhagen Accord" was protested by several nations that demanded deeper emissions cuts by the industrialized world and felt excluded from the major-nation bargaining process.

 

[rightwinger]

Obama upended his schedule Friday to reach the deal, turning a 9-hour trip to Copenhagen into a 15-hour negotiating whirlwind. Besides critical meetings with the leaders of the developing world, Obama and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton held talks with European leaders, including Merkel, Britain's Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

 

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[California Girl]

Yep. I knew some shmucks would fall for this bullshit.... Color me Shocked Pink that it was 'rightwhiner' to lead the way. Run off and findd that big neon "Sucker" sign, will ya?

 

[obama2ndterm]

NOT only the worst state in the country. Represented by two of the scummiest bozos around! Tom Coburn and James Inhofe. Yikes

 

[rightwinger]

Obama: Climate breakthrough big step, but more needs to be done | APP.com | Asbury Park Press

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama calls the climate agreement reached in Copenhagen a breakthrough for action, but says more must be done to actually achieve significant reductions in global warming pollution.

""This breakthrough lays the foundation for international action in the years to come,'' said Obama on Saturday, only hours after he returned from Copenhagen were he brokered the deal.


Obama said ""we will have to build on the momentum'' and get Congress to pass mandatory cuts in greenhouse gases.

The international agreement reached in Copenhagen provides billions of dollars in climate aid to poor nations and gets China to be more open on its climate-related actions. But it does not require specific cuts in greenhouse gases.


When asked for their opinion, Republican Right Wingers replied "Climate Change? "

 

[California Girl]

I think we're gonna need a lot of straws for this thread.... something for the left to clutch at.

 

[rightwinger]

So...

What did President Obama get us for Christmas?

1. Worldwide Climate agreement
2. Healthcare Reform


What did the Republicans get us for Christmas?
1. Coal

 

[Neotrotsky]

Yep. I knew some shmucks would fall for this bullshit.... Color me Shocked Pink that it was 'rightwhiner' to lead the way. Run off and findd that big neon "Sucker" sign, will ya?

Castro mocks Obama visit to Copenhagen

Venezuela's Chavez 'Still' Smells Sulfur After Obama Speech


The Gurardian: Barack Obama's speech disappoints and fuels frustration at Copenhagen


Can this many of my fellow socialists be wrong about our Hero Papa Obama ?

 

[Avatar4321]

So...

What did President Obama get us for Christmas?

1. Worldwide Climate agreement
2. Healthcare Reform


What did the Republicans get us for Christmas?
1. Coal

How does promising to spend $300 Billion for junk science benefit us?

How does destroying our healthcare system benefit us?

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Really? SO tell us what EXACTLY the agreement does? From what I understand it has no binding provisions at all.

 

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Obama: Climate breakthrough big step, but more needs to be done | APP.com | Asbury Park Press

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama calls the climate agreement reached in Copenhagen a breakthrough for action, but says more must be done to actually achieve significant reductions in global warming pollution.

""This breakthrough lays the foundation for international action in the years to come,'' said Obama on Saturday, only hours after he returned from Copenhagen were he brokered the deal.


Obama said ""we will have to build on the momentum'' and get Congress to pass mandatory cuts in greenhouse gases.

The international agreement reached in Copenhagen provides billions of dollars in climate aid to poor nations and gets China to be more open on its climate-related actions. But it does not require specific cuts in greenhouse gases.


When asked for their opinion, Republican Right Wingers replied "Climate Change? "

when asked for its opinion, the people's republic of china said fuck you and the horse you rode in on, roundeyes.

thank you, mr president.

UK diplomatic sources later confirmed that China had taken huge offence at remarks by President Obama over the need to independently monitor every country carbon emissions. In his speech President Obama said: "Without any accountability, any agreement would be empty words on a page". The Chinese delegation interpreted these comments as an attempt to humiliate them. It prompted Prime Minister Wen Jiabao to return to his hotel and send low level delegates to take his place in the talks.

China's delaying tactics threaten climate deal - Climate Change, Environment - The Independent

IT is getting harder for governments to buy United States Treasuries because the US's shrinking current-account gap is reducing supply of dollars overseas, a Chinese central bank official said yesterday.

The comments by Zhu Min, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, referred to the overall situation globally, not specifically to China, the biggest foreign holder of US government bonds.

Chinese officials generally are very careful about commenting on the dollar and Treasuries, given that so much of its US$2.3 trillion reserves are tied to their value, and markets always watch any such comments closely for signs of any shift in how it manages its assets

Shanghai Daily | 上海日报 -- English Window to China News


thank you, barack von metternich. nice job.

 

[WillowTree]

What did they agreee on? That the US must do something? nice work!

 

[Avatar4321]

What did they agreee on? That the US must do something? nice work!

I think the agreement was that the US give $300 Billion to developing countries.

 

[rightwinger]

What did they agreee on? That the US must do something? nice work!

I think the agreement was that the US give $300 Billion to developing countries.

$300 Billion ?

Is that all? I thought it was a Godzillion dollars

 

[RadiomanATL]

What did they agreee on? That the US must do something? nice work!

I think the agreement was that the US give $300 Billion to developing countries.

$300 Billion ?

Is that all? I thought it was a Godzillion dollars

$300B is too much.

Hell, the $3B we give to Israel is too much.

I wouldn't give most of them $3. Let alone $3M or $3B or $300B.

 

[Immanuel]

$300 Billion? What part of cut spending don't these idiots in Washington understand?

How much of our sovereignty are we giving up?

Immie

 

[hjmick]

What did they agreee on? That the US must do something? nice work!

I think the agreement was that the US give $300 Billion to developing countries.

$300 Billion ?

Is that all? I thought it was a Godzillion dollars

Whatever the amount, it would be better spent in the U.S.

Better yet, not spent at all.

 

[Immanuel]

I think the agreement was that the US give $300 Billion to developing countries.

$300 Billion ?

Is that all? I thought it was a Godzillion dollars

Whatever the amount, it would be better spent in the U.S.

Better yet, not spent at all.

I'd be all for spending it, if we weren't asking our great great grandchildren to foot the bill.

We have to stop spending more tax dollars than we take in. Like it or not we have to do it... but those assholes in Washington, both (D)'s and (R)'s, simply don't understand what a checkbook is or what it is like to have to live on a budget.

Immie

 

[rightwinger]

$300 Billion ?

Is that all? I thought it was a Godzillion dollars

Whatever the amount, it would be better spent in the U.S.

Better yet, not spent at all.

I'd be all for spending it, if we weren't asking our great great grandchildren to foot the bill.

We have to stop spending more tax dollars than we take in. Like it or not we have to do it... but those assholes in Washington, both (D)'s and (R)'s, simply don't understand what a checkbook is or what it is like to have to live on a budget.

Immie

If we don't stop global warming........don't our great grandchildren foot the bill?