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Administration under bush's father, the first bush president. and, therefore, people thought oh, we can have some confidence in this. of course, the opposite was the case. the arrogance of cheney that is shown in that film clip and that we now see exposed is the same arrogance that told him we don't need to go to the united nations. we can defie the united nations on iraq, syria. that is really bad state craft. i its's terrible. it has cost us untold amounts of treasure, blood and a big part of our future. >> do you think, cynthia, that when people see this documentary, it will only remind the...

Experiences in the last four years, about how we can restore -- we have restored american leadership, we have to continue, we have to stay connected, as hillary would say to us, we cannot just withdraw. if we leave a vacuum, there's some very bad guys waiting to fill it. so i hope we will take some time to look at what she has achieved, to look at the legacy, to look at this whole concept of 21st century state craft and how we use all of the tools of american life. we can all learn from it. >> politico calls secretary clinton the most admired woman for more than a decade and they said, quote, ...

And how we find a way to lead a global recovery in time and create global jobs, but we are still locked into it. >> but not without threats. not without threats. >> is global war the way to wage it? >> well, the answer is no, and part of the instruments of power that we exercise around the world, we are lousy at state craft and we have been for a long time. we don't know how to use properly and effectively the economic irnstruments of power and how to integrate them easily and the thing is that we go to default instrument of power which is what the guys who know what they are doing in the narr...

Is you have asked this congress for authority to transfer existing funds to protect ambassadors and diplomatic personnel around the world and you've been refused by the house of representatives. they will not give you the authority to even take existing funds. if i'm not mistaken in a few weeks your department is going to face sequestration and we not only not have additional funds but cut $50 million when it comes to construction of facilities to protect people who represent the united states overseas and cut money for the individuals necessary to protect those same diplomats. so i'd like you...

I think she will run. >> let me ask you about the ideology. where do you think she stands politically? would you put her where i put her on foreign policy to the right of obama? rana? >> i would. >> and safer politically for an election in a general election give the fact people normally want to switch parties every eight years. you don't want to run as a xerox of obama. your thoughts. >> i do think she's to the right on foreign policy. i think what's going to be really interesting is seeing where she is economically. she's been very savvy about using economic state craft to advance foreign po...