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Highlights from Hillary's opening statement
Tue, 01/13/2009 - 10:35am

By most measures, this a strong opening statement from Hillary. A few highlights so far:
- "America cannot solve the most pressing problems on our own, and the world cannot solve them without America."
- "I believe American leadership has been wanting, but is still wanted.''
- "The president-elect and I understand and are deeply sympathetic to Israel's desire to defend itself under the current conditions, and to be free of shelling by Hamas rockets."
- "I don't get up every morning thinking only about the threats...[but] the possibilities in front of us."
- "...Obama is committed to responsibly ending the war in Iraq."
- "We must use what has been called 'smart power,' the full range of tools at our disposal. With 'smart power,' diplomacy will be the vanguard of foreign policy."
- Quoting a Roman poet on diplomacy: "'In every endeavor, the seemly course for wise men is to try persuasion first.' The same truth binds women as well."
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