Young, intellectual Hillary.
Posted on 10/24/2011 2:10:14 PM PDT by IbJensen
(CNSNews.com) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday praised President Obama’s “smart” foreign policy leadership, pointing to the death of Osama bin Laden, the toppling of Muammar Gadaffi and the announcement that remaining U.S. forces will leave Iraq by year’s end.
While declining to comment directly on the Republican presidential primary – as has long been her custom – Clinton said that Obama repeatedly has shown the type of leadership America and the world needs now.
Republicans generally have given credit to Obama for the operation that led to the fugitive al-Qaeda leader’s death last May. But GOP lawmakers and presidential contenders questioned the president’s approach to the conflict in Libya from the outset, and his announcement Friday confirming that no U.S. troops will remain in Iraq beyond Dec. 31 drew fresh criticism (see related story).
In a series of U.S. television interviews in Uzbekistan on Sunday, Clinton praised Obama’s leadership in what she called “a complex, dangerous world.”
“President Obama has passed with flying colors every leadership challenge,” she told NBC’s Meet the Press.
“I mean, look at what he has done, I mean, just to name a few things,” she continued. “I mean, we were looking for bin Laden for 10 years. It was under President Obama’s leadership that he was finally eliminated.
“Libya, with the kind of smart leadership that the president showed – demonstrating that American leadership was essential, but it was important to try to bring others also into a coalition of efforts – and the objective was achieved; keeping the promise to withdraw from Iraq but not leave Iraq by having a robust security and training mission accompanied by a very large diplomatic presence.”
Clinton did not take up interviewer David Gregory’s invitation to comment on the Republican candidates’ foreign policy competence, except indirectly.
“I’m out of politics, as you know, David. I don’t comment on it,” she said. “But I think Americans are going to want to know that they have a steady, experienced, smart hand on the tiller of the ship of state, and there’s no doubt that that’s Barack Obama.”
Clinton also referred to bin Laden and Libya during a Fox News Sunday interview.
“What we’ve seen from President Obama over the last two and a half years, and I think remarkably with the events of the last six months, is that his kind of smart leadership in a complex world is paying off,” she said.
“He was the one who brought bin Laden finally down. He was the one who put together a coalition that eventually removed Gaddafi. So I think it’s important that in this very complex, dangerous world, we have somebody in the White House who understands that America has to lead.”
Interim Libyan leader Mustafa Abdel-Jalil told a rally of supporters in Benghazi on Sunday that Islam and shari’a would be the core of the new government and constitution, stating specifically that a Gaddafi-era ban on polygamy would be rescinded.
‘Libya snapshot’
Despite Clinton’s analysis of U.S. leadership on Libya other democracies, notably France and Britain, were first to call on Gaddafi to step down last February.
France, Italy and other European countries also recognized the anti-Gaddafi rebel council based in eastern Libya well ahead of the U.S. decision to do so (the U.S. only formally took that step on July 15), and in early March it was Britain and France, not the Obama administration, that were pushing for a no-fly zone over Libya, even as U.S. voices on the left and right were urging Obama to state clearly its approach to the crisis.
Only after the Arab League called for a no-fly zone did the U.S. government throw its weight behind the European-led initiative that led on March 17 to the vote on a Security Council resolution authorizing “all necessary measures” short of foreign occupation to protect civilians under threat from the regime.
Libya Mustafa Abdel-Jalil
Libyan Transitional National Council chairman Mustafa Abdel-Jalil prepares to deliver a speech in Benghazi on Sunday Oct. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
U.S., British and French forces launched airstrikes on March 19, military command of the operation was taken over by NATO on March 24, and at the beginning of April the U.S. moved to a support role.
Republican criticism of the administration early on varied, but themes included a failure to enunciate clear goals, a willingness to allow the French and others to take the lead, deference to multilateral institutions, and insufficient consultation with Congress.
GOP presidential candidates welcomed Gaddafi’s death last week, while some voiced concerns again about reports that lethal weaponry including shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles having gone missing in Libya, and the possibility of them ending up in terrorists’ hands.
Among the strongest critics of the Libya operation was Rep. Michele Bachmann (Minn.), who on Sunday repeated her earlier opposition to the decision to intervene, saying it was not clear what the future holds now Gaddafi is gone.
“We don’t know who the next leaders will be,” she said on Fox News Sunday. “Sure there’s a transitional council, but who will the real leadership be that takes over and runs Libya?” she asked, adding that it could be radical Islamists or “elements affiliated with al-Qaeda.”
Bachmann agreed the world was better off without Gaddafi, but cautioned, “We’re only looking at a snapshot today. The last chapter hasn’t been written on Libya.”
This woman would not recognize the truth if it came up behind her bit her on that "18 wheeler-wide" behind. Further, she believes thinking Americans have forgotten about Vince Foster's murder and that she had to be the one behind it with Craig Livingstone being the gunman.
She and her husband-thing are nothing but white trash that strained to be 'respectable', tried stealing and other shenanigans and finally made it to the cash cow. They've been slopping at the public trough for most of their sordid lives.
CLUELESS, this woman is CLUELESS ( One thing she will never be accused of is being "Classy"). Once a "broad", always a "broad".
This former hippie/political demonstrator/ban-the-bomb/get out of the war activist in the 70's, who wore "Coke bottle glasses", never used deoderant, never shaved her arms or legs PIG is representing our beloved America all over the world as Sec'y of State ? SHAMEFUL !!
Her appearance has not improved one iota, with her ugly long stringy hair, she must weigh close to 200 lbs., with that lardass she packs around. I think she is back to smoking the joints her husband had left over from his "flee the US to avoid the draft days", if she thinks "Simba, the Lion KIng" has been an exemplary Pres. Or maybe, she was sucking on a Hooka over there in Middle east. She knows she can't run against bs/bho as she would be laughed off the stage for making the "Jack Spratt could eat no fat/his wife could eat no lean" look-a-likes, so what else could that "fish-wife" say?? The best one can say about her is that she does a good job of being the potus "toilet paper monitor". She appointed herself to that position when she accepted his offer to be Sec'y of State.
If Pillsbury ever has a promotion for a mate to the "Dough-boy", Hillary would be a shoe-in.
Young, intellectual Hillary.
Wondering what Obama has on her? She’s blowing smoke up his afterburner.
And here is our brilliant, distinguished Secretary of STEAK!"
“”Clinton praised Obama’s leadership in what she called “a complex, dangerous world.”””
I don’t think she has a clue just how much more dangerous the world has become since Islamists will be taking over in Egypt, Lybia, Iraq and who knows where else? America???
I would sure like to know where to find these people when it’s time to eat crow!
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Leading from behind is not “smart”.
I hope I live long enough to see this bitch and her worthless spouse wearing orange jumpsuits in Ft. Leavenworth.
“We came. We ate. We gave new life to the Caliphate!”
Too much wine at lunch, Hill?
Sure she does. ROTFLOL
“We came. We ate. We gave new life to the Caliphate!”
Wasn’t that the most despicable display by a member of ANY administration ever? “We came. We saw. He died.” And she’s the premier DIPLOMAT of this administration? Heaven help us!!
We need a fast track to jail for all of these enemies of America
In addition to her spokeswoman saying today - “We don’t have any evidence Khadaffi was captured alive.”
The man was upright, bloody, obviously walking or supported by others and the State Department doesn’t know he was captured alive?
Thank heaven, we are all not as stupid as they think we are. Do we stand a chance against people whose entire lives/careers are centered on hedging the truth?
Well, if you’d call turning the Middle East over to the Muslim Brotherhood for Sharia Law enforcement on a silver platter “smart”; then, well, I guess it was “smart”.
Obama orders killing of bin Laden and Quaddafi = smart foreign policy leadership.
Savage is right. Liberalism is a mental disorder.
Of course we should believe ANYTHING Thunder Thighs Clinton has to say.
Pantsuit Clinton said, “We landed in one of those corkscrew landings and ran out because they said there might be sniper fire. I don’t remember anybody offering me tea on the tarmac when that was happening.”
Hillary can EXTOL her Marxist, Muslim POS boss all she wants...he is still going to be a one-termer!!! And in 2012 the GOP will take control of the WH,and both houses of the U.S. Congress...Let her put that in her SOCIALIST pipe and smoke it!!!
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