Canada 2020 Conference

Monday, October 6, 2014

Hillary Rodham Clinton appeared at a conference sponsored by the think tank Canada 2020. The focus of her speech was largely on foreign issues, particularly the terrorist groups Boko Haram and ISIL. Clinton expressed her concern over ISIL and its growing influence saying, “I think the evidence is convincing, at least to me, that this is a group that will try to pick up where Al Qaeda in Afghanistan left off. What we were able to do, at great cost, to ferret out and decapitate the leadership of Al Qaeda, severely undermined their capacity as an organization.” Clinton expressed her support for military action to stop the group from expanding its territory and spreading its tactics.

Video from the event is currently unavailable and will be posted when/if available.

News and Image Source: Politico

Aspen Ideas Festival

Monday, June 30, 2014

Hillary Rodham Clinton made an appearance at the Aspen Institute‘s Aspen Ideas Festival. In an event moderated by CEO Walter Isaacson, Clinton answered a number of questions about her career from Isaacson and users who submitted questions via Facebook. One of the topics was Clinton’s vote to approve the war in Iraq. She has admitted that vote was a mistake saying, “So I did resist saying I made a mistake, but not for the usual purposes. I know in our political system you get pummeled either way, but for me it was much more personal. And obviously, it was a mistake.”

News and Image Source: USA Today

 

PBS NewHour

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Hillary Rodham Clinton appeared on PBS’s NewHour with Gwen Ifill to discuss her book, Hard Choices. Clinton was asked a number of questions about Iraq, Ukraine, and the upcoming midterm elections.

News Source: PBS NewsHour

Toronto Region Board of Trade

Monday, June 16, 2014

Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke at the Toronto Region Board on Trade in Canada as part of her book tour for Hard Choices.  She spoke about a wide variety of topics including US involvement in Iraq, Russia and the Ukraine, and women in politics. One of the most contentious topics was the Keystone XL Pipeline, which has been a point of contention between the US and Canada lately. Clinton acknowledged the disagreement between the US and Canada, but cautiously said, “(But) I do not see it, though, nor should it be, a proxy for the (Canada-U.S.) relationship, It is, after all, one pipeline.”

News Source: Toronto Sun