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http://www.politicususa.com/2015/04/12/john-kerry-drops-truth-bomb-republicans-hillary-clintons-sec-state-record.htmlJohn Kerry Drops A Truth Bomb On Republicans About Hillary Clintons 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 Clintons record as Secretary of State, he dropped some truth on Republicans.
Video at link~
Transcript via ABCs 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. Its 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. Bushs go it alone, with us or against us foreign policy burned the vast majority of the countrys diplomatic alliances. Hillary Clinton was tasked with rebuilding those relationships.
If Republicans want to make the presidential campaign about former Sec. Clintons 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 didnt get partisan in his comments, but he didnt 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 Obamas foreign policy, and by extension Hillary Clintons, are failures.
Sec. of State Kerry demonstrated why this gambit will fail.
Reality: 1 Republican attacks on Clintons time as Sec. of State: 0.
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babylonsister
Apr 2015
OP
What a great point. Americans have no clue how hated we were after 8 years of Bush
NoJusticeNoPeace
Apr 2015
#1
Republic0ns never want people to talk about George W. Bush, like it's a taboo subject.
Stellar
Apr 2015
#12
It's a superb point, babylonsister--I think anyone who has kept up with current events knows this,
MADem
Apr 2015
#7
Another honest man who will be retiring soon. Love you, SoS Kerry for the truth telling. n/t
freshwest
Apr 2015
#14