Guardian Interview:Bill Clinton: Hillary wants me to restore image of US

[cal04]

If Hillary Clinton wins the US presidency, Bill Clinton will be given the job of repairing America's damaged international reputation, the former president tells the Guardian in an interview today.

Mr Clinton, 61, reveals that his wife has said she would ask him to "go out and immediately restore America's standing, go out and tell people America was open for business and cooperation again" after eight years marked by unilateralist policies that have "enrage the world".

For the first time in his political life, Mr Clinton says, "ordinary US voters in the heartlands are concerned about who would be most likely to restore America's standing in the world" in the wake of the Iraq war, lack of action on climate change and other policies.

"The average American knows instinctively that we have almost no problems in the world that we can solve all by ourselves," he says. "And that, I think, is helping her candidacy, because people believe - I think rightly - that if she were elected she would quickly move to restore our standing in the world, and tell people there may be a few occasions when we have to do something on our own, but our strong preference is going to be to be cooperative."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2184177,00.html

[journalist3072]

1. Sen. Clinton has said on many occassion that if she's elected

One of the first messages she'll send to the international community is that America is back; the age of cowboy diplomacy is over.

And I wholeheartedly agree with her on that point.

[waiting for hope]

2. You are kidding me...

"his wife has said she would ask him to "go out and immediately restore America's standing, go out and tell people America was open for business and cooperation again" after eight years marked by unilateralist policies that have "enrage the world"."

Wouldn't that be her job? Who's going to babysit Bill? George H. W. Bush? This is screaming "Co-Presidency."

[Frances]

3. Hillary can't win

First, she's too masculine. Now, because she plans to have her husband act as a good-will ambassador, she's not capable of being president on her own.

[durrrty libby]

5. He will be a world ambassador. It is a fabulous idea.

People around the world already love him and he has been traveling around the world
promoting his Global Initiative.

Check out his amazing website. www.mycommitment.org

[hedgehog]

4. Umm, do we want a guy who advocates that agents torture first

and ask permission later as our ambassador?

[Demeter]

6. What About the American Reality, Bill?

One cannot live on "Image" alone....