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Human101948

(3,457 posts)
Sun May 8, 2016, 11:00 AM May 2016

Hillary embraces the praise of Republicans for her foreign policy...

Henry Kissinger, Hillary Clinton’s Tutor in War and Peace

Clinton just can’t quit him. Even as she is trying to outflank Bernie on his left, Hillary Clinton can’t help but stutter the name of Henry Kissinger. Last night in the New Hampshire debate, Clinton thought to close her argument that she is the true progressive with this: “I was very flattered when Henry Kissinger said I ran the State Department better than anybody had run it in a long time.”

Let’s consider some of Kissinger’s achievements during his tenure as Richard Nixon’s top foreign policy–maker. He (1) prolonged the Vietnam War for five pointless years; (2) illegally bombed Cambodia and Laos; (3) goaded Nixon to wiretap staffers and journalists; (4) bore responsibility for three genocides in Cambodia, East Timor, and Bangladesh; (5) urged Nixon to go after Daniel Ellsberg for having released the Pentagon Papers, which set off a chain of events that brought down the Nixon White House; (6) pumped up Pakistan’s ISI, and encouraged it to use political Islam to destabilize Afghanistan; (7) began the US’s arms-for-petrodollars dependency with Saudi Arabia and pre-revolutionary Iran; (8) accelerated needless civil wars in southern Africa that, in the name of supporting white supremacy, left millions dead; (9) supported coups and death squads throughout Latin America; and (10) ingratiated himself with the first-generation neocons, such as Dick Cheney and Paul Wolfowitz, who would take American militarism to its next calamitous level. Read all about it in Kissinger’s Shadow!

http://www.thenation.com/article/henry-kissinger-hillary-clintons-tutor-in-war-and-peace/

Jeb Bush presented Hillary Clinton with an award for having “dedicated her life to serving and engaging people across the world in democracy.”

Lindsey Graham: “She’s dedicated to her job. She loves her country. And she understands the issues, and there are a lot of them in her job to understand. But more importantly, I think she is a good role model. […] [She is] one of the most effective secretary of states, greatest ambassadors for the American people that I have known in my lifetime.”

Marco Rubio to Secretary Clinton: “I want to share sentiments of my other colleagues of tremendous respect for the hard work and service that you’ve put in on behalf of our country, both as a member of this chamber and then, obviously, now in—in the role you have.”

Rick Perry on Hillary Clinton: “Very, very capable public servant. Great Secretary of State, first lady, and she’s very capable.”

Condoleezza Rice: “Hillary Clinton is someone I’ve known for a long, long time. She’s a patriot. I think she’s doing a lot of the right things. […] I think she’s doing a fine job. I really do.”

Henry Kissinger: “[Hillary Clinton] ran the State Department in the most effective way that I’ve ever seen.”

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ): “Secretary Clinton is admired and respected around the world. She and I have been friends for many years. We used to travel together… So, I have – I admire the fact that she is admired throughout the world and a very effective Secretary of State.”

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT): “I happen to like Hillary Clinton; I think she’s done a good job for the… secretary of state’s position, and I have high respect for her and think a great deal of her.”

Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA): “Thank you, Secretary Clinton, for your words of inspiration and for the magnificent job you do as the Secretary of State for our nation.”

Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO): “[Hillary Clinton] is successful in her own right, no doubt about that, as a senator, successful as Secretary of State.”

Fmr. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) to Hillary Clinton: “You’ve, I think, taken an international leadership role in, I think, raising the pressure levels in Iran.”

Fmr. Gov. Jon Huntsman (R-UT): “I have to say she’s a very impressive public servant. […] And I have to say, I haven’t been around too many people as professional; as well-briefed. […] I have to say, she’s a very, very capable person.”

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/factsheets/2015/07/20/gop-praise/
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Hillary embraces the praise of Republicans for her foreign policy... (Original Post) Human101948 May 2016 OP
The Neo-Cons love the Former First lady. NewImproved Deal May 2016 #1
This is making my decision to leave the Democratic Party so very very easy. And imperative, really. djean111 May 2016 #2
You don't want to be associated with those people attacking the Democratic nominee ? Trust Buster May 2016 #3
Try again... Human101948 May 2016 #4
Why would you say that ? They are attacking the Democratic nominee. Trust Buster May 2016 #6
We have no nominee yet... leftinportland May 2016 #5
I bid you farewell then. Trust Buster May 2016 #7
You are okay with this lurch to the right... leftinportland May 2016 #8
There is no lurch to the right. Sanders and his supporters want to lurch to the far left. Trust Buster May 2016 #9
You'll make a good Republican... leftinportland May 2016 #10
Based on your own declaration four posts ago, you seem to be the one who'll be finding a new party. Trust Buster May 2016 #11
No, that is where the leftinportland May 2016 #12
yep Joob May 2016 #13
k&r for visibility Electric Monk May 2016 #14
"Hillary 2016, Better than Trump ask Dick Cheney" bahrbearian May 2016 #15
 

djean111

(14,255 posts)
2. This is making my decision to leave the Democratic Party so very very easy. And imperative, really.
Sun May 8, 2016, 11:04 AM
May 2016

I do not want to be associated with this.

leftinportland

(247 posts)
5. We have no nominee yet...
Sun May 8, 2016, 11:10 AM
May 2016

If the Democratic Party apparatus goes down this road I will most likely be out too. People need to start seeing Hillary for who she really is.

 

Trust Buster

(7,299 posts)
9. There is no lurch to the right. Sanders and his supporters want to lurch to the far left.
Sun May 8, 2016, 11:29 AM
May 2016

I'm not alright with that and am happy he was defeated.

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