Barack Obama has wasted no time in using one of the tactics from the "do something" playbook, by appointing former Senate majority leader George Mitchell as a special envoy for the Middle East and former diplomat Richard Holbrooke as special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Special envoys create the impression that America "really cares" about a foreign policy matter and that we are doing everything we can to resolve a problem. As I discussed in a recent column, this may be good politics and media relations but may not be helpful.
After all, isn't this the job of our new Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton?
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perhaps Ms Clinton isn't qualified for the job?
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