Despite the Chimpocracy, SOS is not all about waging war and negotiating peace treaties

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

Our interactions with the 98% of the world's population world that isn't American are on all levels... economic, legal, etc..

Only in a twisted world is the SOS primarily a military crisis manager. That's a world we are hopefully moving past.

With all the talk about SOS lately, I asked myself which modern SOS had the biggest historical footprint. It's gotta be George Marshall, right? And despite being a great man of war he is remembered today almost entirely for his work with our allies, not our enemies.

history will associate Marshall foremost as the author of the Marshall Plan. The idea of extending billions of American dollars for European economic recovery was not his alone. He was only one of many Western leaders who realized the tragic consequences of doing nothing for those war-shattered countries in which basic living conditions were deplorable and still deteriorating two years after the end of the fighting. But Marshall, more than anyone else, led the way. In an address at Harvard University on June 5, 1947, Marshall, in his capacity as secretary of state, articulated the general principles of the Marshall Plan. Between 1948 and 1951, the United States contributed more than thirteen billion dollars of economic, agricultural, and technical assistance toward the recovery of free Europe. The Marshall Plan was generally acclaimed a success in its day and has admirably withstood the rigors of historical inquiry. Moreover, it gave impetus to the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and to the European Common Market. In recognition of Marshall's world leadership, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953.

http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/marshall/marsh2.htm

[ProSense]

1. Which is why some people are seriously questioning Hillary's qualifications

At the State Department, the prospect of Clinton as secretary is creating some anxiety among career foreign service officers worried that she would install her own loyalists and exclude them from policy-making. Some at the State Department see her as a foreign policy lightweight, although there is grudging acknowledgment of her star power.

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[blm]

2. Which is exactly why I'm against HRC for the job - global FINANCIAL crisis and global water issues

will be RED HOT issues for the next few years.

The global financial crisis needs the attention of someone who KNOWS who the international financial crooks are and has the integrity to CALL THEM OUT.

That leaves Clintons out - the COVER UP ARTISTS for BushInc on BCCI throughout the 90s did enough damage to our party, the nation, and the world by protecting Bush, Stephens, Dubai and Saudi royals, and other powerful figures involved in BCCI.

[Skwmom]

3. Well considering the Clintons helped create this global financial crisis,

why shouldn't we give them another chance to really screw things up? Hey, we are a country that believes in second chances. It makes perfect sense to me to put the people that helped create the mess back in charge. To think otherwise is just sooooo stupid.

You know BLM, if Kerry is as upright as you think he is, I don't think there is a prayer of him being given a powerful position where he can do some good.

[blm]

4. Just imagine how different the world would be today if Clinton had sided with open government

accountable to the people, instead of siding with the secrecy and privilege of GHWBush and his powerful cronies.

Can anyone even NAME a global issue when Clinton stood for us and didn't side with GHWBush, and the Dubai and Saudi royals?