"And Clinton has had 8 years to understand what is going on in the world and is very popular outside of the US."

And the sad fact of history is that in those 8 years he understood little. Yes, he was successful in applying personal charm an effective technique on those with superficial values. Big wiff. Meanwhile he failed to make substantive progress in world areas except possibly Northern Ireland and Kosovo. I was positively impressed with his efforts there.

As an aside, where's the "communication" with the Arab Muslim world and the reciprocal gratitude shown to two administrations who spent American lives to save Muslim families??? Seems like Clinton's suggested "communication" simply does not work with those folks.

On the negative side, during the 8 wasted Clinton years the US lost serious ground in security and technology to China under very questionable circumstances. Opportunities to assist Russia's transition to a functional western society were squandered.

-philw (give the Daisy cutters a chance to communicate)