Clinton says U.S. must embrace Arab Spring despite dangers

Yahoo! News ^ | 10/12/12 | Andrew Quinn | Reuters

[NormsRevenge]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States must look past the violence and extremism that has erupted after the "Arab Spring" revolutions and boost support for the region's young democracies to forge long-term security, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday.

Clinton, seeking to reinforce the Obama administration's Middle East policy following a wave of anti-American violence and last month's deadly attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, said Washington cannot be deterred by "the violent acts of a small number of extremists."

"We recognize that these transitions are not America's to manage, and certainly not ours to win or lose," Clinton said in a speech to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank.

"But we have to stand with those who are working every day to strengthen democratic institutions, defend universal rights, and drive inclusive economic growth. That will produce more capable partners and more durable security over the long term."

Middle East unrest has become fodder for the U.S. presidential campaign, where Republican candidate Mitt Romney has sought to portray President Barack Obama as an ineffectual leader who has left the United States vulnerable at a time of international crisis.

Romney and other Republicans have focused on the September 11 Benghazi attack, which killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans, accusing the Obama administration of security and intelligence lapses in what officials now describe as a terrorist attack.

Clinton noted that the Benghazi incident was the subject of an official probe and vowed the United States would track down those responsible for the attack.

But she stressed that U.S. diplomats must engage with an uncertain and dangerous world if they are to promote and protect U.S. interests. " .. Our people cannot live in bunkers and do their jobs," she said.

[Paladin2]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Order_of_Turtles

[onona]

Growl.......and other expletives deleted.

[River Hawk]

The bad thing is, the GOP’s foreign policy outlook under Romney isn’t much better than that of Obama and Hillary. What we need is real foreign policy change - stop meddling in the Middle East and start protecting our own interests.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks NormsRevenge.

Obama Burkah Patrol:

• White House: Buck Stops With Hillary on Libya
• White House throws Hillary under the 2012 bus
• Author Ed Klein: As Benghazi blame nears Hillary, Clintons grow furious
• The Clinton-Obama rift
• Sec'y Clinton: Still no clear picture of Benghazi
• Sec'y Clinton: Still no clear picture of Benghazi

Lies from career Liars:

• Video From Benghazi Consulate Shows Organized Attack (Hillary, Obama want to see the video?)
• Did Intelligence Tell WH There Were Protests in Benghazi?
• Revealed: Extreme Negligence in Benghazi
• People Died, Obama Lied
• Obama and Biden were never aware of requests for more Benghazi security
• White House: Obama and Biden were never aware of requests for more Benghazi security
• Carney: Biden Was Speaking About Himself, The President, And The White House, Not The Administration
• Video From Benghazi Consulate Shows Organized Attack
• Preventable Tragedy: The WH Can't Spin It's Way Out of Blame for Benghazi
• White House: Biden, Obama unaware of security requests (Depends on the definition of the word "we")
• Biden contradicts State Department on Benghazi security
• Damage Control: Obama Campaign Tries to Spin Biden's Bizarre Debate Behavior
• Benghazi Burns and Petraeus Goes to Princeton?

sidebars:

• Benghazi's Real Scandal? Uncle Sam Joined the Jihad
• GOP Embassy Cuts Aren't Why The Benghazi Attacks Happened (pic)
• Questions an honest media would ask Barack Obama
• Benghazi-gate fruits of pseudo Obamanism's not to call the global enemy by name (radical Islam)

[jcsjcm]

No...

[TrueKnightGalahad]

No progress is possible until our politicos cease the lie that Islamic violence is committed by a "small number of extremists." Jihadists and their supporters and enablers constitute a fighting force larger than all of the armies engaged in the Second World War, tens of millions of enemies sans uniforms or Western rules of engagement. To the jihadis, there are NO innocent civilians, no targets that are out of bounds. Make no mistake - this is a war of conquest and domination, winner take all.

[JerseyDvl]

Hillary should STFU and get back under her bus.

[SECURE AMERICA]

No we don’t.
Your Arab spring is the start of America’s Winter as far as the islamist are concerned!

[River Hawk]

Exactly, you are exactly right. And the problem is, nobody in our political establishment understands this. Romney has actually stated that jihad has nothing to do with Islam.

[TigersEye]

Consolidation of that Muslim Caliphate sure is important to this administration.

[Gene Eric]

How about speaking out on behalf of the 14 year old, Pakistani girl that was shot in the head for advancing liberty?

I know, more opportunity in Islam. /s

[GOPJ]

...it is known that Ayers, Dohrn, and Jodi Evans of Code Pink form the driving force behind the so-called 'Peace Flotilla' that is aimed at breaching Israel's blockade of Gaza and provoking attacks. It is also curious to note that the flotilla's activities closely preceded the so-called Arab Spring and days of rage throughout the Middle East as extremists used the ruse of 'democratic protests' to oust dictators and usher in their own form of totalitarianism called 'Sharia Law.' Ayers is the original purveyor of the 'days of rage'--the originator and guru of the movement. The fact that these types of events are being staged all over the world, using the same name, is no coincidence.

Hillary wrote her Master's thesis on Saul Alinsky. I assume she did some of her research in Hyde Park Chicago. A person - any person - would have to work on a highly delusional plane to feel the Muslim Brotherhood has anything democratic about it...

[GOPJ]

Wasn’t Hitler democratically elected the first time ( with a little cheating from his friends)?

[GOPJ]

Why on earth would I want to support Islamist governments that hate us?

Because they kick back big money in the form of small donations?

[Safetgiver]

I hope to hear Romney in the Foreign Policy debate, ask 0Bummer “ Mr. President, please explain to the American public why we are arming and supporting Al Quaida, again.”

[mo]

The negligence of Bill’s own Dept of Justice in building “the wall” which isolated various Federal intelligence agencies from one another, led to 9/11/01.

His foolish old lady’s professional idiocy in the service to the faux President led to 09/11/12.

[ETL]

A person - any person - would have to work on a highly delusional plane to feel the Muslim Brotherhood has anything democratic about it...

It's more about supporting America's enemies. Perhaps even the Arab Spring uprisings aren't what they seem to be.

"Ayers, Dohrn, Kathy Boudin, and other key players in the Weathermen are helping fuel the tensions leading to the various days of rage around the world ["Arab Spring"]."

"it is known that Ayers, Dohrn, and Jodi Evans of Code Pink form the driving force behind the so-called 'Peace Flotilla' that is aimed at breaching Israel's blockade of Gaza and provoking attacks. It is also curious to note that the flotilla's activities closely preceded the so-called Arab Spring and days of rage throughout the Middle East as extremists used the ruse of 'democratic protests' to oust dictators and usher in their own form of totalitarianism called 'Sharia Law.' Ayers is the original purveyor of the 'days of rage'--the originator and guru of the movement. The fact that these types of events are being staged all over the world, using the same name, is no coincidence.

http://www.examiner.com/conservative-in-national/beware-the-u-s-day-of-rage-september-17
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http://usdayofrage.org/
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"Gleeful about the raging riots that held England captive this week, the tweet has gone out to activists and ‘disaffected’ youth to “occupy wall street Sept 17” today. Social Networks FaceBook and Twitter are abuzz with plans for coming anarchy on U.S. soil.

The Days of Rage will continue beyond the ‘occupation’ of Wall Street with activists being told “bring your tent”.

http://www.black-and-right.com/2011/08/14/the-us-day-of-rage-is-coming/
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The original "Day(s) of Rage"

Days of Rage riots (1969)
The Days of Rage riots in Chicago took place over a 4-day period beginning October 8, 1969, after members of the Weathermen, a militant offshoot of the Students for a Democratic Society [SDS], converged on the city to confront police in the streets in response to the trial of the group of anti-Vietnam War activists known as the "Chicago Eight".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Rage

[1010RD]

Exactly correct. How can a religion named “submission” accept the concept of individual liberty, the act of not submitting?

[dennisw]

Same retarded shiite as before.... She is brain dead and ill going by recent video she is on meds, on tranquilizers. She has had thyroid “issues” for years

[ilovesarah2012]

Hillary - there are no “democratic institutions” when muslims are involved. You’re an idiot, just like your boss.