Clinton: United States must work harder at making friends

China Daily.com ^ | Oct. 30, 2003 | China News

[FairOpinion]

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said on Wednesday the U.S. needs to work harder at making friends so it will have fewer enemies.

"In a world where we can't possibly occupy or jail or defeat every person that might wish us ill, we need to work harder to make a world with more partners and fewer terrorists," said Clinton, speaking at the groundbreaking of a new world headquarters for aid group Heifer Project International.

His successor, President Bush has launched a global "war on terrorism" since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington that have included invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.

Clinton said greater humanitarian cooperation would make the world safer because the use of force could not curb all anti-U.S. sentiment.

The Heifer Project, founded 60 years ago in Iowa but now located in the Arkansas capital, distributes farm animals, fish and poultry to the poor in the United States and 47 other countries.

It requires recipients of its aid to give the first offspring of the donated animal to another family in poverty, who repeat the process.

The new headquarters, which will include a mock global village, is within walking distance of Clinton's presidential library, now under construction in Little Rock.

[FairOpinion]

If Clinton was so successful in making friends out of the terrorists, why were we attacked on 9-11-2001, after Clinton spent 8 years making friends with the terrorists?

[Bogey78O]

Just look at how well he was at making friends with Jiang and Kim.

[laweeks]

Why doesn't he just go away? There's not a thing that slob can impart that's worth of second of my time. He's like a bad rash that you can't reach.

[justa-hairyape]

Someone needs to remind Clinton that 911 was being planned while he was still President. Helping Bosnian Muslims did not seem to do us any good. In fact, it got the Russians mad at us.

[Radix]

the U.S. needs to work harder at making friends so it will have fewer enemies.

As usual the Lewinsky master has it backwards.

The World need us more than we need them. Only the corrupt Aholes in public office stand betweeen us, and reality.

[rogue yam]

Can't anybody shut him up?

[martin_fierro]

Clinton, speaking at the groundbreaking of a new world headquarters for aid group Heifer Project International.

Clintoon has another heifer project??

[pepsionice]

I think Bill means lady friends. And it never hurts to have as many lady friends as possible.

[Jorge]

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said on Wednesday the U.S. needs to work harder at making friends so it will have fewer enemies.

This simpleton is on of the reasons we got 9/11.

[Spruce]

A mock global village

Pretty much sums up bubba's 'legacy'.

[LasVegasMac]

Someone needs to stick an intern in his mouth to shut him up.

LVM

[Our man in washington]

You beat me to it. Ever notice how many straight lines the Democrats give us?

[exit82]

Oh, I guess it's our fault that we didn't make enough friends, so we got 9/11 as a result?

I shouldn't be this way, but I have hated this man since 1992. How dare he suggest that it's our fault for 9/11/01?

This is a nonsensical assessment which begs the question: if you have the answers,Mr. Sinkmaster, why the hell didn't you make all the friends the US needed in the eight years you were in power.

This lying, two-faced, law breaking, perjuring, rapist traitor SOB has a lot to answer for. He needs to STFU.

I apologize for the outburst. This man belongs in an orange jumpsuit in Ft. Leavenworth. I wish we never had to hear his crap again.

[river rat]

Clinton is WRONG, again!

We simply need to destroy more of our enemies.
Clinton spent to much time taking their money or kissing their asses.

Semper Fi

[Wiggins]

"He's like a bad rash that you can't reach".

"More like the "Shingles"

[Conservababe]

Liberals ideals of appeasememt has always been a failure.

When will they ever learn? Where are all the flowers gone?

[GeronL]

Helping Bosnian Muslims did not seem to do us any good. In fact, it got the Russians mad at us.

Because Wesley Clark tried to start a war with Russia!

[giznort]

I see you took care of what I wanted to say. thanks.

[MissAmericanPie]

We don't need no stinkin friends, especially not the likes of our former allies. Just because they are intent on flushing themselves down the toilette bowl, I see no reason to follow them in honor of some one sided friendship.

[MJY1288]

Oh great, A lecture from a guy who was played like a fiddle by those he wanted to make friends with. "Kim Jong Bill" should STFU and go eat his peas