terms for a cessation of hostilities there . So , when Kerry in that press conference on May 17th said , « we call on all parties to the cessation of hostilities to disassociate themselves physically and politically from Daesh and al - Nusrah » , this inclusion of al - Nusra along with Daesh constituted a major concession to Russia . Finally , Kerry made another major concession to Russia there by saying that « we pledged our support for transforming the cessation of hostilities into a comprehensive ceasefire » .
Sanders supporters would go nuts , ” said the lawmaker , who requested anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the discussions . There is no indication Wasserman Schultz , who is also a Florida congresswoman , has any plans to leave her post . And Senate sources stress that a final decision wo n’t be made until Clinton and Sanders negotiatecontact.discussion.nasome type of deal aimed at healing the party . President Obama , who selected Wasserman Schultz as chairwoman in 2011 , is expected to play a major role in any such talks . The Clinton and Sanders campaigns have already struck a deal with Wasserman Schultz to limit her role in the convention ’s platform committee .
We ca n’t defend Japan , a behemoth selling us cars by the millions . ” Foreign policy is Clinton ’s area of expertise , and she discussed various international issues — NATO , Iran , Iraq , counterterrorism and more — in detail . But her basic principles were familiar ones in the Obama era : strong military alliances , a willingness to negotiatecontact.discussion.nawith enemies , a desire for multilateral action but without taking unilateral military action off the table . With a few tweaks in emphasis , her foreign policy vision could have been that of Obama , John Kerry or Al Gore . But if Clinton is a mainstream Democrat on foreign policy , Trump is anything but a mainstream Republican .