Why neocon witch Victoria Nuland resigned
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Neocon witch Nuland resigned in a huff
I wrote a post recently celebrating the resignation of Victoria Nuland, and Revolver News has some details about exactly why she resigned:
According to two senior state department sources who spoke with Revolver News, Nuland quit in a rage at having been passed over for a key promotion. Specifically, Nuland was thought to be a shoe-in to replace the retired Wendy Sherman in the role of Deputy Secretary of State. Rather than elevate Nuland to the post, however, Secretary of State Blinken chose Kurt Campbell, a former NSC official who had served as one of the key architects of Obama’s famed “pivot to Asia” policy. Nuland was so incensed at being passed over, and passed over specifically for Campbell, that she resigned in anger.
Can you believe this creature? She is one of the people r…