But Hillary is retiring and Gates is not happening. I was just tossing out a possible political reason for the love-fest. Many secs. of state have gone into the job with marginal foreign credentials.
But Cris Crispie is not even close to diplomatic by nature. He would need a muzzle and shock collar to do something as simple as negotiate a treaty with canada on the export of beaver pelts.
But no one rides for free on the political helicopter. And he got the full tour today.