Posted on 12/04/2016 7:20:37 AM PST by rktman
...... let us see how four candidates fare: Governor Mitt Romney, General David Petraeus, New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, and Ambassador John Bolton.
Romney, Petraeus, and Giuliani would not hit the ground running day one. By the time they are up to speed, more than likely several months later, State's career diplomats will have figured out how to maneuver around whatever changes might come their way. This would happen because the local team inherently has a field advantage over the visitors. As former U.N. ambassador, Bolton knows State as well as Mattis knows the Pentagon.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Nah, nobody is listening to me either, but Bolton is the one I would choose because of his knowledge of the State Department Swamp as well as the UN and the world in general.
Now John Huntsman needs to be added to the mix.
AP: Huntsman among secretary of State possibilities
The Hill ^ | 12/3/16 | JESSE BYRNES
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