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karynnj

(59,944 posts)
7. As always I agree completely
Thu Jan 14, 2016, 04:25 PM
Jan 2016

Thought while watching the foreign policy speech -- Kerry, himself, is leading what might be the "turning" of our foreign policy that he yearned for in 1971. From the thoughtful analysis to the real concern that the nightmare be ended in Syria, he showed the intelligence, strength and basic decency that we have always seen.

As to earning his place as a truly outstanding SoS, you are right he obviously has. One sign that this already has happened on the left is that over the last several days - when there were comments on HRC being a great foreign policy expert or great SoS, I put in a couple of posts noting she was - after all - the second best Obama SoS. What was interesting is that not one HRC supporter opted to take that bait. (I don't intend to do that again because there is no reason to get involved in the primary fights.)

I wonder if energizing the switch to green technology might be the first thing he really works on when he is out of the government. Obviously, he will do something on foreign policy. I hope that he writes a memoir based on his long, consistently positive service to this country.

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