does have more credibility than i think even the president does, especially in the middle east and some parts of europe. >> one more quick political question, senator. well, you want to answer, obviously. >> just in terms of reaching out, hillary clinton is secretary of state because president barack obama made that appointment. i think she's played a very significant role and worked very closely with this president on foreign policy issues. >> and let me ask you really quickly, senator, if she did decide to run for president, what does that mean for joe biden? how would they do in a head-to-head race? >> you know, i'm sitting here thinking this is kind of byzantine anyway because we've got an election in 40 or 45 days. my question who's going to run in 2020 or 2024? but, look. we're going to have a woman president someday in this country. hillary clinton is one of the most talented political people around. she's a woman who came very close to being president, in my