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babylonsister

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Sun Apr 12, 2015, 12:40 PM Apr 2015

John Kerry Drops A Truth Bomb On Republicans About Hillary Clinton’s Sec. Of State Record [View all]

http://www.politicususa.com/2015/04/12/john-kerry-drops-truth-bomb-republicans-hillary-clintons-sec-state-record.html

John Kerry Drops A Truth Bomb On Republicans About Hillary Clinton’s Sec. Of State Record
By: Jason Easley
Sunday, April, 12th, 2015, 11:33 am

Sec. of State John Kerry is staying out of partisan politics, but when asked about Hillary Clinton’s record as Secretary of State, he dropped some truth on Republicans.

Video at link~

Transcript via ABC’s This Week:



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But I will say that Secretary of State Clinton did a terrific job of rebuilding alliances that had been shredded over the course of the prior years. She spent a lot of time, as you know, working on a number of different issues, including the beginning of the effort with Iran, as well as the Gaza cease-fire and other things.

She will defend, I know, her own record for herself. It’s not my job to do it.

But I wish her well in this race and I look forward to being able to stay well away from it.

The fact is that under the last Republican president, America managed to alienate or anger most of the world. George W. Bush’s go it alone, with us or against us foreign policy burned the vast majority of the country’s diplomatic alliances. Hillary Clinton was tasked with rebuilding those relationships.

If Republicans want to make the presidential campaign about former Sec. Clinton’s record, they are going to regret opening that door. It is easy to remind voters of foreign policy chaos and tatters that were left behind after the last Republican named Bush was in office.


John Kerry didn’t get partisan in his comments, but he didn’t have to. The facts are more than enough. Republicans want to obsess over the Benghazi scandal while actively undermining and poisoning the work that the Obama administration is doing. Republicans want voters to believe that Obama’s foreign policy, and by extension Hillary Clinton’s, are failures.

Sec. of State Kerry demonstrated why this gambit will fail.

Reality: 1 Republican attacks on Clinton’s time as Sec. of State: 0.
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What a great point. Americans have no clue how hated we were after 8 years of Bush NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #1
i am so glad he brought up that important point. riversedge Apr 2015 #6
As I have lived abroad for most of the past 20 years, BlueMTexpat Apr 2015 #8
pretty much close to losing the country at that point PatrynXX Apr 2015 #9
I don't think running against W is the best course of action yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #2
Republic0ns never want people to talk about George W. Bush, like it's a taboo subject. Stellar Apr 2015 #12
Well then go for it since you know better yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #19
Kick & recommended. William769 Apr 2015 #3
Hillary is going to have some powerful allies. MineralMan Apr 2015 #4
where was the outrage then? bigtree Apr 2015 #5
It's a superb point, babylonsister--I think anyone who has kept up with current events knows this, MADem Apr 2015 #7
Fair point. moondust Apr 2015 #10
I share this wiew. mylye2222 Apr 2015 #16
Classy statement. Beacool Apr 2015 #11
It doesn't matter. Republicans live in a different reality. Vinca Apr 2015 #13
Another honest man who will be retiring soon. Love you, SoS Kerry for the truth telling. n/t freshwest Apr 2015 #14
He will be missed. mylye2222 Apr 2015 #15
Not that soon - he might be there for almost another 2 years karynnj Apr 2015 #17
SOS John Kerry is Class.. all the way. mahalo babylonsister Cha Apr 2015 #18
Thanks for the reminder. Time to start pulling together. libdem4life Apr 2015 #20
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