As the New York Times wrote, "one of America’s greatest strengths is its potential for redemption and renewal. We saw that again Tuesday during Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s confirmation hearing to be President-elect Barack Obama’s secretary of state."
After eight bad years of Bush admisnistration, which "bullied and alienated" the US's friends and "enabled far too many of its enemies", Senator Clinton pronounced words of hope, promising a return to a foreign policy based on “principles and pragmatism, not rigid ideology; on facts and evidence, not emotion or prejudice.”
Mrs Clinton's words are indeed those of hope and brought a different tone from the outgoing Bush administration. She showed her concern about the “tragic humanitarian costs” of the conflict in Gaza where more than 900 residents (and 13 Israelis) have already died. She declared "a firm commitment to an Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement with a two-state solution". And we cannot forget former President Clinton's efforts to reach peace between Israel and Palestina before he left office.
This is good news and let's hope the new Obama administration effectively follows a foreign policy based on principles and pragmatism that is able to listen to all sides of the conflict (including Hamas) and understand what exactly is at stake there and what needs to be done to achive peace.
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