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Now is the time to invest in US property, Don’t abandon it, invest in it.

Any news articles of that era about Clintonian arguing in the WH over Rwanda to be had? Of course not. And what fool would expect Mr.-finger-in-the-air Clinton to act militarily against the will of the UN/UNSC majority? Not his MO.

Nope… a “report” of being on the “right side” of an issue that timing says is too convenient, and too patronizing to be believable. Pure stump stuff, and insulting to masses that like more than lip service as a character indicator.
This BS is right up with the Bill absorbing the only admin experience she can claim - Hillary care - as his fault and undoing. He will happily acquiese to be the scapegoat… just long enough for them to change their address to Pennsylvania Ave, DC again.

Also, INRE Ms. SusanUNPC’s comment below… Wikipedia as a source? Oh my… ’nuff said.

The only experience one can attribute to Ms. Clinton is far from appealing. Sad bit is, I have to agree that in the field of the Dems, she is probably the cream of the crop. And that doesn’t bode well.

The same can be said of the Reps.

And one of either corrupt party that is elected becomes my President - so count me not only a seriously concerned citizen, but more-than-usual highly unenthused about all voter. In fact, it really all comes down to who will pick the best advisors. And how will we know that? Everyone is stacking up the favors owed.

While Hillary did say “if I knew then what I know now” which was her way of weaseling her way out of the Iraq vote she made.

I want a leader - not a follower - a person who can make a wise decision and then have the courage (key word) to follow through.

By Hillary’s statement, she does not qualify.

That was at age 33 - the age when her Yale classmates were just vying for junior partner in corporate firms, she was running a $300 million agency and winning a head-to-head cage match with POTUS.

While Obama was making speeches to court the anti-war left, Clinton had her eye on Cheney and the Pentagon. She found out contingency planning for safe troop withdrawal was being blocked — to limit the redeployment options of the next President. We know what happened next — she called Edelman on it, and put pressure on Gates. Hillary had sources in the Pentagon that alerted her to Edelman’s game, bucking Cheney in the process. A perfect example of the difference between saying ‘bring the troops home’ and making it happen.

Nixon said that, even in 1960 after 8 years as VP, he didn’t yet have the skills to make his China opening. It took him another 8 years traveling the world to get to that level.

I would far rather see someone in the White House who has the courage to recognize, admit, and do what is needed to reverse poor decisions.

For example, there is that horrid sarcastic, derisive, shrill and lengthy laugh she has unleashed on her opponents on several occasions. I have called it a cackle a few times, but that calls up the image of a witch, which is not at all what I am suggesting, though the word laugh just doesn’t quite capture the sense it conveys. It does not give me a comfortable feeling about the way she deals with those who oppose or disagree with her. At this point, though, all I am saying is that in that light of that and a few other things, I suggest digging a bit deeper.

Listen to Robert Parry discuss the foreign policy positions of the Democratic contenders and his article, “Hillary Signals Free Pass for Bush.”

http://consortiumblog.blogspot.com/

The US is not the world leader in counterterrorism efforts - in my opinion - SE Asia leads:

Below are listed the precedents for counterterrorism
practice as stated by ASEAN. If we are to review the
year re: the address of both terrorism group
operational capacity and motivation (based on a model
of Dr. Boaz Ganor) then I think this is a good place
to start

http://www.pvtr.org/pdf/Legislative%20Response/ASEAN%20Convention%20on%20Counter%20Terrorism,%20Cebu,%20Philippines,%2013%20January%202007.pdf

ASEAN Convention on Counter Terrorism, Cebu,
Philippines, 13 January 2007

ASEAN Convention on Counter Terrorism

Member Countries of the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) - Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of
Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People’s
Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Union of Myanmar,
the Republic of the Philippines, the
Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand, and
the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, hereinafter
referred to as “the Parties”;

RECALLING the Charter of the United Nations and
relevant principles of international law,
the relevant international conventions and protocols
relating to counter terrorism and relevant
resolutions of the United Nations on measures aimed at
countering international terrorism, and
reaffirming our commitment to protect human rights,
fair treatment, the rule of law, and due
process as well as the principles enshrined in the
Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in
Southeast Asia done at Bali on 24 February 1976;

REAFFIRMING that terrorism cannot and should not be
associated with any religion,
nationality, civilisation or ethnic group;

RECALLING also the ASEAN Declaration on Joint Action
to Counter Terrorism and the Declaration on Terrorism
adopted at the ASEAN Summits in 2001 and 2002
respectively;

REAFFIRMING our commitment to the Vientiane Action
Programme done at Vientiane on 29 November 2004,
particularly its thrust on “shaping and sharing of
norms” and the need,among others, to work towards the
conclusion of an ASEAN Mutual Legal Assistance
Agreement, and an ASEAN Convention on Counter
Terrorism, and the establishment of an ASEAN
Convention on Counter Terrorism, Cebu, Philippines, 13
January 2007 ASEAN Extradition Treaty as envisaged by
the 1976 Declaration of ASEAN Concord;

DEEPLY CONCERNED over the grave danger posed by
terrorism to innocent lives, infrastructure and the
environment, regional and international peace and
stability as well as to economic development;

REALISING the importance of identifying and
effectively addressing the root causes of
terrorism in the formulation of any counter terrorism
measures;

REITERATING that terrorism, in all its forms and
manifestations, committed wherever, whenever, and by
whomsoever, is a profound threat to international
peace and security and a direct challenge to the
attainment of peace, progress and prosperity for ASEAN
and the realisation of ASEAN Vision 2020;

REAFFIRMING our strong commitment to enhance
cooperation in countering terrorism
which covers the prevention and suppression of all
forms of terrorist acts;

REITERATING the need to improve regional cooperation
on counter terrorism and undertake
effective measures through deepening cooperation among
ASEAN law enforcement agencies
and relevant authorities in countering terrorism;

ENCOURAGING the Parties to become parties as soon as
possible to the relevant international conventions and
protocols relating to counter terrorism;

In a previous post re: foreign policy and Pakistan Larry suggested:

“We need to define our interests in the country and
region and proceed constructing our policy from there.
I suggest we consider the following as our primary
objectives:

promote a stable government that upholds rule of law
and shies away from religious extremism (come to think
of it, that should be our goal for the U.S. as well);

maintain and strengthen close ties with police,
military, and intelligence officials willing to engage
Islamic extremists;

ensure that Pakistan’s nuclear weapons are in the
hands of responsible, secular officials and
institutions;

support economic development activities to counter the
influence of the madrassas;

encourage regional cooperations among Iran,
Afghanistan, and India to
eliminate drug trafficking and paramilitary training.”

What we never get is specifics on what the Democratic or Republican candidates intend to do re: world affairs i.e. I get more specifics in blogs and my email Group.