Posted by: Michael Medved at
7:23 PM
Hillary Clinton is a reassuring choice for Secretary of State not in spite of her political ambitions, but because of them. Her acceptance of the position makes it unthinkable that she'll challenge Obama in 2012, but she becomes his natural successor in 2016 when she'll be 69--- three years younger than McCain is today. Her continued presidential dreams will lead her to prevent a dangerous, precipitous withdrawal from Iraq, and make it much less likely that she'll push hard for Israel to make dangerous concessions to its terrorist adversaries. Hillary's chief political base is New York and betrayal of the Jewish state would sharply reduce her popularity at home. Supporters of the War on Terror in both Washington and Jerusalem should feel some relief at Obama's choice of his old rival to shape his foreign policy.
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Hillary Clinton is a reassuring choice for Secretary of State not in spite of her political ambitions, but because of them. Her acceptance of the position makes it unthinkable that she'll challenge Obama in 2012, but she becomes his natural successor in 2016 when she'll be 69--- three years younger than McCain is today. Her continued presidential dreams will lead her to prevent a dangerous, precipitous withdrawal from Iraq, and make it much less likely that she'll push hard for Israel to make dangerous concessions to its terrorist adversaries. Hillary's chief political base is New York and betrayal of the Jewish state would sharply reduce her popularity at home. Supporters of the War on Terror in both Washington and Jerusalem should feel some relief at Obama's choice of his old rival to shape his foreign policy.
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