Is Hillary going to pressure the Saudis to change their treatment of women?

[closeupready]

Or for that matter, Pakistanis or those elsewhere who treat them like second-class citizens?

I'm really curious about this, and I've asked this question before, but never have received a response, I presume because she has no plans to do anything about it or else she just has no plans to address the situation of women in Islamic fundamentalist countries?

Anyone know?

[LisaM]

1. I've asked it regarding both candidates

I think we need to consider how we negotiate with those countries.

[SoFlaJet]

2. the Saudis gave Bill Clinton

10 million dollars for his presidential library-nice bargaining position to be starting from

[closeupready]

7. I didn't know that. Very interesting.

n/t

[SoFlaJet]

11. yea and the Clintons DON'T want you to know that

that's why no tax returns-it's not that Hillary has been up till 3AM doing them-they have accounts and lawyers for that stuff, so the I've been real busy excuse is pretty much bullshit

[BOSSHOG]

3. I can only imagine lip service regardless of the president

Just how would we get them to change what has been going for a very long time? And should we do anything other then lipservice? Maybe the Saudis don't like the way we treat our women (or minorities, or pets or how we mow our lawns.)

[closeupready]

4. Slavery went on from the time of the Plato, if not forever.

Apartheid, too.

It's not about simply not liking how we treat other people in our countries. It's about human rights, and if she's worth her salt as the first female president, then IMHO, she should do something about these stories we all keep reading about.

[BOSSHOG]

5. But do what?

Go to War? Collaterally killing the women? Covert ops to support an insurrection? Wag her finger?

Per NPR yesterday there are more slaves in the United States today then there were at its high point in the 19th Century.

[closeupready]

8. Inconsequential though it may be, she's not even wagging her finger.

Seems like she could have some sort of stated policy on the issue. If her supporters could post her policy, if she has one, I would appreciate it. :hi:

[snooper2]

6. of course not...

where do you think some of the campaign/library money comes from...

Bush/Clinton/House of Saud/Clinton/House of Saud/Bush/Clinton/Bush/House of Saud/Clinton/Bush

all synonymous

[BOSSHOG]

9. Yeah Eliot Spitzer busted up prostitution rings and crowed about it

He was holier then thou and untarnished by anything untoward as well.

[BOSSHOG]

10. Duplicate - Please delete