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The next time Sen. Clinton agrees to an interview, here are some questions that you might want to ask her:
The foreign policy advisors that surround you, as far as I can tell, unanimously supported the Iraq war. Do you have anyone on your foreign policy team who saw through George Bush at the beginning? If not, what does this say about the foreign policy team that you are building?
It appears that the Bush administration is intent on provoking war with Iran, and you yourself have engaged in Iran war talk ("no options are off the table" and the like). How do you propose to deal with Iran? And what would the consequences to our troops in Iraq be if a conflict breaks out?
A group that has been given sanctuary by the Kurdistan provincial government has been launching attacks into Turkey, and Turkey has been threatening to respond militarily. How would you head off a conflict between the Turks and the Kurds?
One of your chief advisors personally profits from the union-busting activities of the firm he heads, even though he has "recused himself" from this work. Even George Bush made Karl Rove sell his direct-mail firm. Why do you allow this massive conflict of interest?
Do you believe that Third World countries should be forced to use most of their resources to repay investors for past loans, and to sell off their resources for private exploitation? If not, how would you reform international institutions like the IMF and the World Bank?
You tried to reform health care in 1993, and it didn't work. Are you going to take another shot at it, and what did you learn from previous failures? Also, considering the health care systems of other countries, which do you think offers the most lessons to US reformers?
Your opponent, Sen. Edwards, has been talking a lot about poverty, but we haven't heard as much from you. How would you address the problem of persistent poverty in the US? Are you satisfied with the welfare reform enacted during your husband's administration? What changes would you make?
