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Click here to visit the new home of Politics Daily!Seeking to reassure -- and issue a rejoinder to -- skeptics who have questioned the success of the Obama administration's foreign policy doctrine, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday did not hold back in an address to the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington. It was a broad, far-reaching speech that ranged from the Middle East peace process and Iranian and North Korean sanctions to relations with Mexico and China. But the crux of Clinton's argument was this: America still holds unparalleled power to end conflict, establish peace and repair broken states, and now is the time ...
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai touched down in Washington, D.C. Monday afternoon for a whirlwind rekindle-the-romance tour that will include the White House, Pentagon, State Department and Capitol Hill. The goal: a recalibration of U.S.-Afghanistan relations, a renewed vow on both sides to fight terror, a securing of Karzai's position in both his own country and on the world stage, a promise to the Afghan people of continued U.S. commitment to the region and the country, and a reassurance of the American people that Hamid Karzai is still a leader who can be relied upon. ...
Jill, I actually liked Hillary Clinton's shorter haircut better, but I only caught the audio of the speech Wednesday, so I missed the new, longer hair look. What I did catch was how much of the speech was dedicated to acknowledging that it was the president who set the foreign policy agenda and outlining the specific roles Clinton would be taking on. ...
Sometime around 6 a.m. Wednesday, the apologetic emails went out to the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) – Jeb Bush's plane had broken down and he was stuck in Maine. For want of two wings, the former Republican governor of Florida was unable to fly to Washington to give lift and luster to the release of a report calling for comprehensive immigration reform. ...
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