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Hillary Clinton: With all due respect, I don't think living in a foreign country between the ages of 6 and 10 is foreign policy…

On the recordNovember 19, 2007
With all due respect, I don't think living in a foreign country between the ages of 6 and 10 is foreign policy experience. I think having the firsthand experience with so many leaders that I have had over the last 15 years equips me to be a president who can start on day one.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

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Hillary Clinton argues that her extensive experience with world leaders is more relevant to foreign policy than Barack Obama's childhood living abroad.

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