Posted on 10/05/2007 10:01:10 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
LONDON - Former President Clinton has said his wife wants him to lead efforts to rebuild the United States' tarnished reputation abroad — if she is elected to the White House next year.
The former president made the comments in interviews released Friday in Britain where he was fundraising for Hillary Rodham Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination for next year's presidential election.
Clinton was asked what his public role might be if his wife becomes president, in interviews with The Guardian newspaper and British Broadcasting Corp. television.
He joked to The Guardian that Scottish friends have suggested his title could be "first laddie."
"What Hillary has said is that if she were elected she would ask me, and others — including former Republican presidents — to go out and immediately try to restore America's standing, go out and tell people America was open for business and cooperation again," he was quoted as telling the newspaper.
He said for the first time in his political experience, "ordinary Americans in the heartlands" were concerned about how the world sees the U.S. after years of unilateralism of President Bush's administration on issues such as Iraq, climate change, and nuclear nonproliferation.
"The collective effect of that was to enrage the world at the very moment when we had more world support than we've had in recent memory because of 9/11. It was an unbelievable turnaround," Clinton said.
As an example of how the U.S. can win by working with others, Clinton pointed to the six-nation North Korea arms talks this week, where the country committed to disabling its main nuclear facilities by year-end.
"You can see in the recent success of the North Korean nuclear effort that when America moved from unilateralism to working through, and with, others it works pretty well," he said on the BBC.
Success of the North Korean deal??? I was watching Japanese TV and watched the S. Korean President fall all over Kim and gave him all kinds of neat presents. And then he gave him about 200 of the leading S. Korean and international video’s....When those play out, Mr. Clinton, what else do we throw at him?
With the Clintons it’s always image over substance. The North Koreans—at least under their traditionally Stalinist mentality—can be trusted to give up their nuclear program when they have been blasted back into the Neolithic era.
Let’s get started.
I think Arafat would be more interested in Monica”d little brother.
Don't count on it if Rudy is the republican nominee, because if that is the case many here have stated that they will not have not a problem with selling out this country to these two Marxists devils. All in the name of "teaching the Republicans a lesson".
Nawwww, it’s in the name of no socialists of any party.
....and I have a feeling that’s JUST what will happen .She gets in and this country is O_V_E_R . The abortion issue will be on the back burner I’m afraid once a nuke goes off in a major US city while she’s out chatting up the enemy leaders at a liberal tea time chat session.
I’m sorry, but if it does come down to it and you think that a Rudy presidency would be as devastating to this country (not just the party) as allowing the Clinton crime syndicate back into power would be than you are delusional.
Well, if and when that does happen we know just who to thank for it.
I agree. She is the ultimate nightmare for this country . This is THE most important election in modern times. Unless Republicans put differences aside we will all be doomed. We have to %100 to the man vote for whoever the Rep candidate is , Rudy or whoever.
You’ve convinced me. /s
I guess you think that this country will be able to someday recover from a Hillary presidency. I, on the other hand, do not.
You’ve double convinced me. /s
stroke out bubba
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Clinton B.S. machine in overdrive.
I see The Wienie has spoken.
I swear unswerving loyalty to Bubba.
I swear uncondtional obedience to him and to the leaders that he determines for me.
Bubba: Sieg Heil!
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