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2016 Postmortem

Beacool

(30,247 posts)

23. You are making things up.

Reply to leveymg (Reply #11)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 10:26 PM

Jan 2013

Hillary did not want the job of SOS. You probably haven't even met her and are assuming that there was some kind of deal at the convention.

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Would you rank Hillary Clinton as one of the best Secretaries of State of all time? [View all] ButterflyBlood Jan 2013 OP

Yes she has been a truly gifted sos. applegrove Jan 2013 #1

Yep. Lugnut Jan 2013 #2

Tell that to Libya's neighbors and the Syrians. leveymg Jan 2013 #3

The U.S. cannot stand by and watch people rise up and get crushed time after time. Whether it was secondwind Jan 2013 #4

The US, France, UK and KSA trained, armed, and funded exile groups that "rose up" simultaneously leveymg Jan 2013 #5

You win some. You lose some. But at least we tried. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jan 2013 #6

That is patently absurd. joshcryer Jan 2013 #24

Josh, I've been through this with you. Amb. Stevens coordinated the opposition in Libya - that's leveymg Jan 2013 #27

So you deny the very essence of the Arab Spring. joshcryer Jan 2013 #28

If you deny it is was without outside guidance and assistance, you deny history. leveymg Jan 2013 #29

By what standards is it the "American" thing to do? Socal31 Jan 2013 #26

The Secretary of State's only agenda is to speak for the President lunatica Jan 2013 #9

She was appointed 1-term SoS as a deal made at the Convention in Aug '08. She had her own agenda leveymg Jan 2013 #11

You are making things up. Beacool Jan 2013 #23

She wanted to be President, but settled for SoS on certain terms. leveymg Jan 2013 #30

Yes, they met, but not at her home. Beacool Jan 2013 #31

What's the source for that? Thnks leveymg Jan 2013 #33

Here's a NYT report - they were alone, nobody else knew contents of the discussion at Feinstein's leveymg Jan 2013 #34

How did I know? Beacool Jan 2013 #37

Hillary told you, herself? Interesting. Anyway, the issue is her independence as SoS. leveymg Jan 2013 #38

Yeah, we and the Europeans should have let Gaddafi do to the Libyans Beacool Jan 2013 #14

So, the US is in the business of coups and taking sides in civil wars? leveymg Jan 2013 #17

Hillary left on her own. She has wanted to leave for months now. Beacool Jan 2013 #22

What a safe job then. She can do nothing wrong, it's all on the President Whisp Jan 2013 #21

Erm, that would've happened with or without Libyan intervention. joshcryer Jan 2013 #20

Yes, if not the best, then definitely one of the best! UCmeNdc Jan 2013 #7

I'd like to see some reasons. malthaussen Jan 2013 #8

Do your own research. Beacool Jan 2013 #15

As a minor point of order... malthaussen Jan 2013 #16

She's very good. HappyMe Jan 2013 #10

One quote might shed light on my "no" vote JayhawkSD Jan 2013 #12

She's definately one of the better once since they downsized the office. craigmatic Jan 2013 #13

Madeline Albright deserves to be recognized mainer Jan 2013 #18

I love Hillary... but it's not a real notable term cthulu2016 Jan 2013 #19

unquestionably one of the best TeamPooka Jan 2013 #25

Accomplished: Evergreen Emerald Jan 2013 #32

I wouldn't be in the right shoes to make that judgement. LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #35

"one of"?? zipplewrath Jan 2013 #36