This isn't a new story. But I felt like it was worth posting on. Hillary's meeting with her Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, didn't feature the cheap score she sought when the button was improperly translated. Instead of saying "reset" in Russian, it meant "overloaded" or "overcharged."
Slip ups happen, but I think this is symptomatic of the State Dept's lack of resources and human capital. Even Robert Gates complained about the lack of funding and smart power to staff the diplomatic corps and direct the United States' foreign policy. I know it's a difficult time to push more spending, but the US needs to make an investment in strengthening its resources in understanding cultures and languages other than our own.
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