SOS Hillary: Populists, help me out: What were SOS Hillary's great foreign policy accomplishments?

[merrily]

11. On a closer look, it looks like something that may have been prepared by the Hillary campaign.

1. Got Russian and China on board with stronger Iran sanctions that may have been responsible for bringing Iran to the table.

2. START Treaty with Russia for fewer missile launchers.

... omitting that she "supported" the raid that got Osama. Didn't everyone? I guess the point here is that she and Panetta wanted a ground operation, while Gates wanted an air strike. However, the decision was not hers, but Obama's. Basically, when asked, she voiced her opinion, as did other advisors.

3. In November 2012, after eight days of violence, Secretary Clinton negotiated a Gaza cease-fire with Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi.

4. "Working closely with Department of Defense colleagues and as part of the President’s national security team, Secretary Clinton played a role in the end of war in Iraq and in beginning a transition in Afghanistan, with all NATO allies having agreed to stand-up a post withdrawal support plan."

5. (This one may be a mixed blessing.) "Secretary Clinton was critical in America’s “pivot to Asia” strategy.....Secretary Clinton earned praise for her work in opening up Burma, a place that had not been visited by a Secretary of State in 50 years."

6. Secretary Clinton worked to build the coalition to oust Qadhafi. As the Washington Post reported upon the end of NATO operations in Libya, “U.S. officials and key allies are offering a detailed new defense of the approach and Clinton’s pivotal role – both within a divided Cabinet and a fragile, assembled-on-the-fly international alliance.”

7. (This one may be a mixed blessing.) Secretary Clinton’s focus on economic engagement resulted in increased investment through three new free trade agreements (Colombia, Panama and South Korea) and 15 Open Skies agreements including with Japan, Brazil, Saudi Arabia and Israel.

8. .....Secretary Clinton (created) the Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications to combat Al-Qaeda’s growing influence online. She......helped create the Bureau of Energy Resources to protect our energy infrastructure and influence how nations move to cleaner fuel. (Not sure how she helped with the latter.)

9...... Hillary convinced the White House to allow her to create a new position at the State Department: Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues. (Did Obama need a lot of convincing?) See also replies 2 and 4 above.

All quotes and info in the above is from http://correctrecord.org/11-things-you-should-know-about-hillary/

10. Omitted from the above list: Helped negotiate TPP, describing it as the "gold standard."

I cannot help but wonder what else has been omitted.


As to number 6, I note:

McCain-Hillary in 2009: Libya is “An Important Ally in the War on Terrorism”, Gaddafi is “a Peacemaker in Africa”

http://www.globalresearch.ca/mccain-hillary-in-2009-libya-is-an-important-ally-in-the-war-on-terrorism-gaddafi-is-a-peacemaker-in-africa/24489 (similar to her praise of Assad/)