http://themoderatevoice.com/24444/kill-bill-part-iii/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:14:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://themoderatevoice.com/24444/kill-bill-part-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-164621 Amanda Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:11:35 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/24444/kill-bill-part-iii/#comment-164621 The simple answer here is that Hillary Clinton simply is not the best person for the job. There are several (perhaps dozens) of other influential men and women with more knowledge of foreign policy and, more importantly, a deeper understanding of foreign cultures. And as an added bonus, none of them come with the baggage of a presidential spouse. There are guys like Bill Richardson, Senators Lugar, Durbin, and Hagel, various members of the diplomatic corps, and numerous upper echelon university presidents with backgrounds in foreign affairs who would be better equipped to handle the job and far less controversial. I was discussing this with my dad over the weekend, and he said it would be a wise move for Obama to pick someone with a theological background, someone with a deeper understanding of the differences between Shi'a, Sunni, and Kurdish Islam and who could possibly figure out a compromise solution to the messy divide in Iraq. The simple answer here is that Hillary Clinton simply is not the best person for the job. There are several (perhaps dozens) of other influential men and women with more knowledge of foreign policy and, more importantly, a deeper understanding of foreign cultures. And as an added bonus, none of them come with the baggage of a presidential spouse. There are guys like Bill Richardson, Senators Lugar, Durbin, and Hagel, various members of the diplomatic corps, and numerous upper echelon university presidents with backgrounds in foreign affairs who would be better equipped to handle the job and far less controversial. I was discussing this with my dad over the weekend, and he said it would be a wise move for Obama to pick someone with a theological background, someone with a deeper understanding of the differences between Shi'a, Sunni, and Kurdish Islam and who could possibly figure out a compromise solution to the messy divide in Iraq.

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