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William769

(55,147 posts)
Wed Nov 4, 2015, 08:07 PM Nov 2015

Hillary Clinton was asked an unexpected foreign policy question on the campaign trail—and she nailed

it.



At a campaign stop in Iowa, Hillary got asked an unexpected foreign policy question about unexploded bombs in Laos—leftovers from the Vietnam War.

Hillary’s answer shows exactly what it would mean to have a former secretary of state in the Oval Office.


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Hillary Clinton was asked an unexpected foreign policy question on the campaign trail—and she nailed (Original Post) William769 Nov 2015 OP
Just a Kick for now.. mahalo William.. I bet she did! Cha Nov 2015 #1
She is a very smart person, worked hard as SOS, is working on the campaign trail very hard, it is Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #2
Kick and recc! PosterChild Nov 2015 #3
Hillary being Hillary. Always a winner. !!!!!! DURHAM D Nov 2015 #4
Kick VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #5
K&R sheshe2 Nov 2015 #6
Can you imagine any of the Republicans even knowing where Laos is? OKNancy Nov 2015 #7
Thank you for the post!!!!!!!!! oldandhappy Nov 2015 #8
So, now everyone that has been using the clusterbomb issue against Clinton knows the truth. Evergreen Emerald Nov 2015 #9
No "gotcha question" exist if your are intelligent and confident enough not to be gotted, Fred Sanders Nov 2015 #10
This! mcar Nov 2015 #18
Yes, she nailed it! Kath1 Nov 2015 #11
it would have been surprising had she not nailed it. drray23 Nov 2015 #12
yes NBachers Nov 2015 #13
She didn't take a position on cluster bombs. NT Eric J in MN Nov 2015 #14
So? Hillary did excellently. This is Hillary's Group. Cha Nov 2015 #16
Excellent job Hillary! It made me cry, William. I thank Hillary also for bringing up that Pres Cha Nov 2015 #15
She is smart, compassionate, politically savvy and tireless. SunSeeker Nov 2015 #17
I'm so glad she addressed this Rose Siding Nov 2015 #19

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
2. She is a very smart person, worked hard as SOS, is working on the campaign trail very hard, it is
Wed Nov 4, 2015, 08:21 PM
Nov 2015

not over yet and she will be a hard working president.

DURHAM D

(32,611 posts)
4. Hillary being Hillary. Always a winner. !!!!!!
Wed Nov 4, 2015, 08:35 PM
Nov 2015

If you don't see how much more qualified she is to be President than anyone else than you are deliberately closed off to rational thought.

OKNancy

(41,832 posts)
7. Can you imagine any of the Republicans even knowing where Laos is?
Wed Nov 4, 2015, 09:06 PM
Nov 2015

Much less knowing so much about the world and foreign policy.

Evergreen Emerald

(13,069 posts)
9. So, now everyone that has been using the clusterbomb issue against Clinton knows the truth.
Wed Nov 4, 2015, 09:24 PM
Nov 2015

This should stop the lie.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
10. No "gotcha question" exist if your are intelligent and confident enough not to be gotted,
Wed Nov 4, 2015, 09:36 PM
Nov 2015

as Clinton once again proved.

And "experience" and "education" and world travel are actually valuable things to have.

Having said that, the desire by the Pentagon to keep land mines as the justification for the USA refusing to sign the International Land Mines Treaty does not make sense as a good reason alone.

mcar

(42,372 posts)
18. This!
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 10:37 AM
Nov 2015

For the Rs, every question they don't like is a gotcha question. For HRC, it's simply a question.

drray23

(7,637 posts)
12. it would have been surprising had she not nailed it.
Wed Nov 4, 2015, 09:57 PM
Nov 2015

She is very experienced in foreign policy both as a former first lady then senator and of course secretary of state.

not many people have this kind of resume. maybe john kerry but thats about it.

Cha

(297,529 posts)
15. Excellent job Hillary! It made me cry, William. I thank Hillary also for bringing up that Pres
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 12:54 AM
Nov 2015

Obama has had it as a priority, too.

Thank you!

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