Amateur Hour: State Dept. has resorted to 'crowdsourcing foreign policy'

In case you had any remaining doubts about the Obama administration’s foreign policy chops, this should put those to rest:

How can we do a better job of serving the American people & improving the world? Learn how to submit your thoughts: http://t.co/czkhKQO7gI

— Department of State (@StateDept) August 29, 2014

Wait … what?

https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/505438666014326784

Prize for contestant with best ISIS strategy RT @lachlan: Oh good, we're crowdsourcing foreign policy now https://t.co/j6Yy59u9Vw

— Philip Klein (@philipaklein) August 29, 2014

Welcome to Amateur Hour!

The promise of the hashtag RT @lachlan: Oh good, we're crowdsourcing foreign policy now http://t.co/xRvpQOtFrQ

— Former "Clump of Cells" (@AlexaShrugged) August 29, 2014

You know it’s coming.

But on the other hand, maybe this is the only way to get things done. It’s not as if the State Department is remotely competent.

https://twitter.com/GrahamDavidA/status/505438821937188864

Good point. And besides:

@lachlan Can't be any worse than what we've been doing.

— Michael Blum (@MichaelBlum3) August 29, 2014

True story.