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She was influential in getting Madeleine Albright appointed Secretary of State in 1997. They consulted with each other often.
In her memoirs , Albright described their relationship as an "unprecedented partnership."
"I was once asked whether it was appropriate for the two of us to work together so closely," she added. "I agreed that it was a departure from tradition."
At Secretary of State, Clinton headed foreign policy. She's complicit in crimes of war and against humanity. She represents the worst of imperial arrogance. She a reliable spear-carrier.
Her outbursts reflect bullying and bluster, not diplomacy. She's contemptuous of rule of law principles. She scorns democracy. She's committed to war, not peace.
She's unabashedly hawkish. As first lady, she urged husband Bill to bomb Belgrade in 1999. She ignored international and constitutional law. She lied about Slobodan Milosevic.
"You cannot let this go on at the end of a century that has seen the major holocaust of our time," she said. "What do we have NATO for if not to defend our way of life?"
For 78 days, NATO ravaged Yugoslavia. Nearly everything targeted was struck. Massive destruction and disruption followed. An estimated $100 billion in damage was inflicted. A humanitarian disaster resulted. Environmental contamination was extensive.
Large numbers were killed, injured or displaced. Two million people lost their livelihoods. Homes and communities were destroyed.
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