Posted on 04/12/2013 6:52:40 PM PDT by lowbridge
I knew I wasn’t taking much of a political risk by advocating for normal relations. It was hard to accuse me of bad faith, and I felt pretty safe from criticism. I think it was the right thing to do, and I’m proud I did it. But it didn’t require any political courage on my part.
That was not the case for President Clinton. He wasn’t a veteran and wasn’t protected from criticism as I was. He had to risk his self-interest to do the right thing. He had to have courage. And he did.
Obviously, only the President can normalize and conduct relations with other countries. If President Clinton had put his political interests before the country’s interests, the problem would have been left for another President to solve. But he didn’t do that. He did the right thing. And the right thing is often the hard thing....
President Clinton kept his word and did the hard but right thing. I know quite of few of his advisors weren’t eager to take on the issue, and cautioned him against it. He got a fair amount of heat for it from some veterans and more than a few Republicans. I don’t think it helped his re-election prospects. But he had the satisfaction of knowing that he helped two countries, ours and our former enemy, move beyond our tragic past and build a better future that served the interests of both our people....
Our defense relationship has evolved to an extent that was simply unimaginable even a decade ago. Our militaries exercise together, and Cam Ranh Bay is again a port of call for the U.S. Navy.
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McCain go away.
Or at least just shut up.
Fer crying out loud. Stop it.
I think John McCain was being brutalized about the same time Bill Clinton was in Moscow giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
Senator, your mind is gone. Retire and give it a rest.
Mc Cain is so corrupt that he has sunk to the level of apologizing for Slick Willy. Next he’ll justify Slick Willy’s fornicating in the White House because of poor potty training.
“Clinton’s political vulnerability went beyond the mere fact that he wasn’t a veteran. Some alleged and many believed that he dodged the draft in order to escape service in Vietnam.”
Was there ever any doubt? One turd praising another, nothing new.
Sometime...even George Soros is going to tire of Hanoi Joh
What a sad little man.
well said
Since McCain will more than likely not run again (age) nothing he does has much of a political risk. He is now free to exhibit his left wing proclivities to the maximum. Sadly he is pulling Jeff Flake down the RINO road with him.
Always a nice word for left wing pukes while the old bastard calls principle conservatives whackobirds. Retire this ahole Arizona.
How’s Juans cheek cancer coming along—just a caring person am I
I would wager that, in his mind, McPain is keeping the seat warm for young Megan McPain.
He is, I believe, preparing to retire in 2015 -- a year before his seat is due for re-election -- in the expectation that the governor will appoint the pulchitrudinous Megan to the United States Senate. All of this, in honor of him.
Here's hoping that John sidney McCain is unpleasantly surprised.
Maybe Palin could become a “resident” in Arizona soon - - - .
mclame is a senile fool.
is he going to “praise’ the traitor bitch for apologizing too?
President Clinton ...... did the hard but right thing?
That Bill Clinton, he sure is one courageous draft-dodging impeached ex-POTUS, is he not? Juan is right, of course, just ask his fat liberal daughter to see what she thinks about a President Hillary.
GO AWAY MCCAINS!!!
That old movie about French Indochina with Dick Powell and Märta Torén redone as a modern version with Bill Clinton and Senator McCain together having a happy hay ride at the ending. And Vincent Price—any horrible person who disagrees with us.
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