2016 Postmortem

Baobab

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6. The consensus seems to be that she didn't really have any. However, John Kerry is well respected and

Wed Apr 13, 2016, 03:39 PM

Apr 2016

has accomplishments.

The Clinton Library has lists of president Clinton's accomplishments but many of them are now ambiguous and not seen so much a good things. one of them, the WTO has been a very bad thing in some ways for its pushing for the privatization of public services 9such as health care insurance, education, water, housing, etc.) around the world, including here.

The WTO deals are bing used as models for the three pending non-WTO deals which should also be dumped.

Basically, the trade deals are one big lie after another.

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Serious question: What were Hillary's chief accomplishments as Sec of State? [View all] TheDormouse Apr 2016 OP

Hmmm. revbones Apr 2016 #1

I could second these as the top 5 emsimon33 Apr 2016 #15

I would object AgerolanAmerican Apr 2016 #24

What about increasing global warming disaster thru her fracking initiative? emsimon33 Apr 2016 #29

on global warming she makes a more direct contribution AgerolanAmerican Apr 2016 #37

Resume padding? nt chknltl Apr 2016 #2

Another good one! emsimon33 Apr 2016 #19

I'll just drop this video here... Else You Are Mad Apr 2016 #3

war, drone strikes, and assassinations? lol TheDormouse Apr 2016 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Else You Are Mad Apr 2016 #17

She increased the State Department's number of Facebook followers arcane1 Apr 2016 #4

I would not put in as one of the top five, top ten, perhaps! emsimon33 Apr 2016 #20

lol TheDormouse Apr 2016 #46

That was $630,000 of taxpayer money well spent! RufusTFirefly Apr 2016 #55

1. Lining up sanctions and diplomacy that lead to Iran nuclear deal geek tragedy Apr 2016 #5

Lol! NWCorona Apr 2016 #8

number 2 totally undermined by her push for fracking around the world TheDormouse Apr 2016 #14

no, getting China to agree to massive limits geek tragedy Apr 2016 #18

What agreement did she ge on the encforcementof the agreement with China? JDPriestly Apr 2016 #27

She did not do that -- the US/China pact was in 2014 and it was at John Kerry's initiation karynnj Apr 2016 #33

Copenhagen was not great but it's not like the process stopped between then and fall 2014 geek tragedy Apr 2016 #34

These are good things, but they are not the agreement that actually got the first ever commitments karynnj Apr 2016 #39

after Copenhagen, I'm glad they were talking to each other at all. geek tragedy Apr 2016 #40

I agree & I question many of the others as truly attributible to her emsimon33 Apr 2016 #21

yup, like Marriott & Verizon TheDormouse Apr 2016 #48

The first three were either completely or primarily done in the second term karynnj Apr 2016 #28

1. without the sanctions regime on Iran there was no nuclear deal to be cut with Iran. geek tragedy Apr 2016 #38

I stand by what I wrote karynnj Apr 2016 #42

That sure is greek to me.. pangaia Apr 2016 #41

The consensus seems to be that she didn't really have any. However, John Kerry is well respected and Baobab Apr 2016 #6

Hillary Clinton gloats. Comprehend people. PufPuf23 Apr 2016 #7

She has stated that she is most proud of having overthrown Quadafi. FlatBaroque Apr 2016 #9

Bringing the State Department to the attention of the FBI? Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2016 #10

Good one! emsimon33 Apr 2016 #13

Assassinations & further destabilizing the Middle East are 2 emsimon33 Apr 2016 #11

I forgot increasing global warming by pushing fracking internationally emsimon33 Apr 2016 #16

Wasn't she also pro-Keystone pipeline until the primary season started and Vinca Apr 2016 #22

Well there was that one speech that she gave in China awake Apr 2016 #23

Think of all the problems she solved relating to overpopulation pdsimdars Apr 2016 #25

Yes, good point. 100,000s have died as a direct result of her actions--most were innocents emsimon33 Apr 2016 #31

Is there any actually ligit things listed? Gwhittey Apr 2016 #26

That's the point emsimon33 Apr 2016 #30

Yea but could some Clinton Supporters at least come in Gwhittey Apr 2016 #32

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see post #5, from Geek Tragedy TheDormouse Apr 2016 #36

Well, one positive thing is that... tex-wyo-dem Apr 2016 #43

Syria? We came we saw he died? And she lobbied for the TPP, she promoted fracking. Autumn Apr 2016 #44

Um, what did she accomplish with regard to Syria? TheDormouse Apr 2016 #49

It looks like that country is kinda fucked so... Autumn Apr 2016 #50

yeah, I'd put Syria in the definitely-not-an-accomplishment column TheDormouse Apr 2016 #53

Some may consider her an accomplished SOS. I don't. Autumn Apr 2016 #56

My personal favorite is handing Ukrainian policy to a neocon HereSince1628 Apr 2016 #45

Iran sanctions Demsrule86 Apr 2016 #47

also: why did she leave after one term? nt 4ricksren Apr 2016 #51

so she could cash in & then run for POTUS duh TheDormouse Apr 2016 #54

Helped US industry export fracking equipment ? Started the "selfie" boom ? Impedimentus Apr 2016 #52

Don't forget Saudi Arabia, bombers and looking the other way on human rights...China as well EndElectoral Apr 2016 #57

Her accomplishments are Obama's... Mike Nelson Apr 2016 #58

Why don't Hillary surrogates ever get asked this question by tv interviewers? TheDormouse Apr 2016 #59