John Kerry: There Was ‘Not a Whiff of Scandal’ During Entire Eight Years of Obama Era

BALDWIN So Secretary Kerry ░░░░░░░░ your New York Times ░░░░░░░░ you know you wrote ░░░░░░░░ the divisions over Vietnam ░░░░░░░░ Iraq You wrote about ░░░░░░░░ at the fabric of ░░░░░░░░ nation Why doesn t ░░░░░░░░ Sanders have a point ░░░░░░░░ it comes to the ░░░░░░░░ Vice President KERRY Because ░░░░░░░░ Biden like a lot ░░░░░░░░ people who voted that ░░░░░░░░ of time did not ░░░░░░░░ vote for the war ░░░░░░░░ voted for a process ░░░░░░░░ was supposed to be ░░░░░░░░ in place that was ░░░░░░░░ to build that international ░░░░░░░░ exhaust the opportunities of ░░░░░░░░ and not rush to ░░░░░░░░ without consultation and so ░░░░░░░░ Almost every one of ░░░░░░░░ things were not done ░░░░░░░░ there was a rush ░░░░░░░░ war It turned out ░░░░░░░░ to be a mistake ░░░░░░░░ all those of us ░░░░░░░░ trusted in the words ░░░░░░░░ we were told and ░░░░░░░░ the process that we ░░░░░░░░ told would be there ░░░░░░░░ lesson learned but it ░░░░░░░░ t a vote simply ░░░░░░░░ go to war In ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden worked with ░░░░░░░░ Lugar to try to ░░░░░░░░ an alternative process that ░░░░░░░░ have required additional input ░░░░░░░░ Congress so I just ░░░░░░░░ t accept that criticism ░░░░░░░░ se I think Vice ░░░░░░░░ s judgment along the ░░░░░░░░ on any number of ░░░░░░░░ the leader when Bill ░░░░░░░░ was president of the ░░░░░░░░ to try to get ░░░░░░░░ Clinton Administration to hold ░░░░░░░░ Balkans accountable and be ░░░░░░░░ to get a peace ░░░░░░░░ in place which ultimately ░░░░░░░░ put in place and ░░░░░░░░ about I think I ░░░░░░░░ think of any number ░░░░░░░░ things on arms control ░░░░░░░░ and many others where ░░░░░░░░ haven t necessarily not ░░░░░░░░ haven t necessarily none ░░░░░░░░ the other people who ░░░░░░░░ running were involved in ░░░░░░░░ kinds of efforts over ░░░░░░░░ years that made a ░░░░░░░░ to the lives of ░░░░░░░░ all over the world ░░░░░░░░ making the world safer ░░░░░░░░ nuclear arms control and ░░░░░░░░ other things So I ░░░░░░░░ I find that Joe ░░░░░░░░ s breadth of experience ░░░░░░░░ leadership with any number ░░░░░░░░ issues from the Violence ░░░░░░░░ Women Act to the ░░░░░░░░ weapons ban to arms ░░░░░░░░ agreements to pushing an ░░░░░░░░ to make peace where ░░░░░░░░ didn t want to ░░░░░░░░ be involved I think ░░░░░░░░ things will really ring ░░░░░░░░ against the other candidacies ░░░░░░░░ this race That s ░░░░░░░░ I m here Because ░░░░░░░░ believe Joe Biden is ░░░░░░░░ only person who has ░░░░░░░░ set of relationships around ░░░░░░░░ world who has had ░░░░░░░░ unbelievable breadth of experience ░░░░░░░░ chairman of the Foreign ░░░░░░░░ Committee and then as ░░░░░░░░ president for eight years ░░░░░░░░ an administration by the ░░░░░░░░ which never had a ░░░░░░░░ of scandal And so ░░░░░░░░ know to me and ░░░░░░░░ you look at the ░░░░░░░░ to head confrontations around ░░░░░░░░ country in state after ░░░░░░░░ where we might not ░░░░░░░░ competitive otherwise Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ the one who consistently ░░░░░░░░ the President or is ░░░░░░░░ with him And I ░░░░░░░░ that when he becomes ░░░░░░░░ nominee and the party ░░░░░░░░ behind him there will ░░░░░░░░ a broad recognition in ░░░░░░░░ country of the difference ░░░░░░░░ the qualities that Joe ░░░░░░░░ brings to the table ░░░░░░░░ the impulsivity and recklessness ░░░░░░░░ our current President BALDWIN ░░░░░░░░ Kerry thank you for ░░░░░░░░ time Safe travels there ░░░░░░░░ Iowa.”