People who actually KNOW Clinton, know the 'swiftboat' stories are false. Clinton won re-election in a landslide, carrying 58 of 62 NY counties, including 'deep red' upstate ones.
General Stanley McCrystal, commander of troops in Afghanistan & a Republican: "I deeply respected her. I knew her slightly when she was a senator, deeply respected her as secretary of state, really enjoyed the partnership we had. So I think that was one of the relationships that I will value forever, the respect I had for her and she had for me." "Would Clinton make a good president?" ?I know she made a good secretary of state,? Stanley McChrystal said. Note McChrystal slammed Obama & congressional Republicans in his book - he clearly is NOT concerned with scoring political points.
Gen. David Petraeus, who commanded troops in Iraq, said: "She would make a tremendous president. Like a lot of great leaders, her most impressive qualities were most visible during tough times." "In the wake of the Benghazi attacks, for example, she was extraordinarily resolute, determined, and controlled."
Robert Gates, Republican Secretary of Defense during Clinton's time on the Senate Armed Services Committee and as Secretary of State: "I found her smart, idealistic but pragmatic, tough-minded, indefatigable, funny, a very valuable colleague, and a superb representative of the United States all over the world."
Michael Chertoff, Republican Secretary of Homeland Security during Clinton's time in the Senate: Chertoff said that while he was secretary, he found Clinton to be “clear-eyed and tough on national-security issues. She has good judgment and a strategic vision how to deal with the threats that face us.”
Chertoff said he expects Clinton will be different from President Barack Obama when it comes to Middle East policy. “There are things Obama did that I disagree with, not to have a no-fly zone and a safe zone in Syria, for example,” Chertoff said. “My understanding from having talked to her and seeing what she has said publicly is that she would have been tougher on that.” |
