Hillary Clinton's diplomacy raises some eyebrows

For years as North Korea defied the West with its nuclear program, U.S. officials considered international negotiations their best chance, if not their only hope, for dealing with the renegade regime.

So it came as a jolt when Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton seemed to say recently that the Obama administration was throwing in the towel on the talks. The idea that North Korea would take part, she said, was "implausible, if not impossible." Full Story »

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Barry Grossheim
4.6
by Barry Grossheim - May. 24, 2009

Obama promised a drastic change in foreign policy and Clinton seems to be delivering. It's hardly surprising that some people don't like it!

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Leo Romero
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by Leo Romero - May. 24, 2009
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Patricia Blochowiak
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by Patricia Blochowiak - May. 25, 2009

There's not much "there" there.

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Richard Blumberg
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by Richard Blumberg - May. 24, 2009

Lots of unattributed judgment, mostly in areas where the author seems to be attempting to stir up trouble. "Clinton's straight talk has set off some speculation that she might be trying to raise her profile and influence in [the] administration"; "Her manner is said to sometimes arouse concern in the State Department's regional bureaus"; "Clinton's comments ... have raised eyebrows". All of the quotes are from people who are judging or second-guessing Clinton; none are from people who might be able to provide helpful background or context for the comments that are the subject of the report. It is not a story about Clinton's impact as Secretary of State, but about inside-the-beltway politics and gossip. We have too much of that.

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James Canning
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by James Canning - May. 24, 2009

Soso story. Hillary Clinton finds objectionable both Iran's and China's investment in Latin America. Why she objects is not stated. No mention is made of Clinton's bellicose attitude toward Iran.

Hillary Clinton seems not to comprehend that Iran's help in indispensible if stability is to be achieved in the Middle East and Central Asia. She is entirely too sypathetic to militarist Israeli point of view.

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