Early in the 11 hour Benghazi inquisition of Secretary Hillary Clinton, Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) heaps high praise on Hillary Clinton's powers of persuasion and her negotiating abilities.
Coverage from Mother Jones:
Rep. Pete Roskam (R-Ill.) depicted Clinton as the main driver of President Barack Obama's decision to intervene in Libya, crediting her with bringing both the White House and the international community on board. "There were senior voices within the White House that were opposed to military action—Vice President Biden, Department of Defense, Secretary Gates, the National Security Council, and so forth. But you persuaded President Obama to intervene militarily. Isn't that right?"
When Clinton noted that a number of US allies were pressuring the Obama administration to take action, Roskam said, "I think you are underselling yourself."
He continued:
So, to put this in totality, you were able to overcome opposition within the State Department. You were able to persuade the president. You were able to persuade the United Nations and the international community. You made the call to the Arabs and brought them home. You saw it. You drove it. You articulated it. And you persuaded people. Did I get that wrong?
Rep. Roskam makes a compelling argument for Hillary Clinton as the Nation's leader. More below the squiggle.
Transcript of the above clip from C-span:
I think you are underselling yourself. You got the State Department onboard, you convinced the President, you overcame the objections of Vice President Biden and Secretary of Defense Gates, the National Security Council.
And you had another obstacle then, and that was the United Nations. And you were able to persuade the Russians, of all things, to abstain, and had you not been successful in arguing that abstention the Security Council Resolution 1973 wouldn't have passed because the Russians had a veto. So you overcame that obstacle.
Rep Roskam's purpose was to attempt to blame Clinton for the situation in Libya. But what he actually accomplished was to describe Clinton as an incredibly effective negotiator capable of bending domestic and foreign leaders to her will. This ability would be a tremendous asset for the leader of the Free World.
Donald Trump has argued that he is the best negotiator ever, but Rep Roskam makes a compelling case that Secretary Clinton is "The Negotiator".