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John Kerry

karynnj

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4. Much as I would have loved a President Kerry and his wonderful First Lady, he might have

Reply to JudyM (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 19, 2017, 12:34 AM

Jan 2017

done at least as much as Secretary of State than a President elected in 2004, with both Houses of Congress in Republican hands, could have accomplished.

The Iran nuclear deal averted a war; the Paris Climate Accord may end up the turning point where the world really started working on climate change.

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John Kerry will say good bye to the State Department tomorrow [View all] karynnj Jan 2017 OP

He served honorably. And humbly. Particularly for a guy who rightfully should've been President JudyM Jan 2017 #1

(( )) blm Jan 2017 #2

+1,000,000 Dawson Leery Jan 2017 #3

Much as I would have loved a President Kerry and his wonderful First Lady, he might have karynnj Jan 2017 #4

You don't think renewable energy would have been much farther advanced? That ISIL would JudyM Jan 2017 #5

That is hard to know, but given the 2 supreme court justices, I agree karynnj Jan 2017 #8

That last point is a good one, I remember that. If only... JudyM Jan 2017 #9

Agreed! n/t MBS Jan 2017 #6

And he did such a good job ladym55 Jan 2017 #7