Clinton a long way from the White House at key foreign policy moments

[RamboLiberal]

On the day that dozens of US cruise missiles rained down on Serbia in an attempt to punish Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic for the country's onslaught against ethnic Albanian separatists in Kosovo, first lady Hillary Clinton was far from the White House war room: instead she was touring ancient Egyptian ruins, including King Tut's tomb and the temple of Hatshepsut. And on the day before the signing of the Good Friday agreement in Belfast she was at an event called "Hats on for Bella" in Washington.

In her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton has touted her experience in the Clinton White House as preparation to lead the nation in a time of crisis. "Ready on day one" has been her slogan.

But an initial reading of some of the more than 11,000 pages of Clinton's schedules from her days as first lady, released today by the National Archives and the William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Library, shows that she was often far from the site of decision-making during some of the most pivotal events of Bill Clinton's presidency.

Clinton, who was an accomplished attorney and first lady of Arkansas before moving to the White House, frequently claims more than 30 years experience in public life, contrasting herself with Barack Obama's slimmer resume - he served several years in the Illinois legislature and was elected to the US Senate in 2004.

The Clinton campaign claimed on Wednesday that the release of the papers would show Clinton to have been an influential advocate at home and around the world on behalf of the US. But the documents from her office in the White House threaten to undermine her claim to have played a major role in Clinton's foreign policy decisions.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/19/hillaryclinton.uselections20081?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront

[blm]

1. And her meetings are PRIVATE on Dec 7 when Marc Rich's pardon process is first discussed

But, but....Hillary wouldn't know anything about Bill's pardons of IranContra and BCCI operatives - unless, of course, you know that Rose Law Firm's biggest client was Jackson Stephens who bankrolled the Clintons careers and underwrote Bill's primary race, and he just happened to be the man who BROUGHT the terrorist bank BCCI into this country in the first place..............for GHWBush.

NOW do people GET that BCCI matters were deep-sixed DELIBERATELY throughout the 90s?

[RamboLiberal]

3. And they are redacted when Johnny Chung happened

by for a visit and a $50,000 donation.

[blm]

6. Tip of the iceberg. They must really think we are ALL stupid or don't CARE about our country

enough to take the time to read the actual historic record that exists.

[KittyWampus]

Check Obama Group forum. Am listing Clinton Pardon Scandals. Hillary traded votes f/pardons to Jews

the 4 Hasidic criminal from New Square, NY.

[OzarkDem]

2. and Obama was even farther

your point?

[Lerkfish]

4. oh, come on, now.

you know the point.

yes, yes you do.

[RamboLiberal]

5. That Hillary is not ready on Day One any more than Obama

She's scamming people with that 35 years of experience and ready on day one crap. BTW, day one is inauguration day and nothing but swearing in and parties. Maybe she really is ready on day one. Just not on day two!

[Forkboy]

8. That's funny.....in a "keep away from kids" kind of way.

Hillary is the one trying to bank on her experience in these things. But you knew that...you just don't play the game very well.

[blm]

9. Obama was certainly farther away from BCCI and its agenda - where were the Clintons?

And where were they when Poppy Bush was running his CIA drugrunning operations out of an Arkansas airport in the 80s?

Did they NOT KNOW? And if they did NOT KNOW, then why would we trust them to track terrorist networks who have global drugrunning and armsdealing operations? If they never noticed the YEARS of activities in a small state like Arkansas, how could they protect us from the GLOBAL NETWORKS?

[Upton]

7. C'mon now, she served tea didn't she?

Seriously, this is no surprise, that highly touted "experience" just doesn't exist.