Kerry says the greatest challenge to US foreign policy is the Congress.

Kerry says the greatest challenge to US foreign policy is the Congress.(HD).Secretary of State John Kerry warned Wednesday against "senseless" spending cuts to diplomacy, saying the United States needed robust engagement to remain an "exceptional" nation.
Declaring that "deploying diplomats today is much cheaper than deploying troops tomorrow," Kerry said: "In many ways the greatest challenge to America's foreign policy today is in the hands not of diplomats, but of policymakers in Congress." "My credibility as a diplomat working to help other countries create order is strongest when America at last puts its own fiscal house in order -- and that has to be now," Kerry said at the University of Virginia.

"Think about it: It's hard to tell the leadership of any number of countries that they have to resolve their economic issues if we don't resolve our own," he said.

Pointing out that foreign affairs counts for only one percent of federal spending, Kerry vowed to fight on behalf of US businesses but also to promote US "values" and assistance in everything from AIDS to human trafficking.

"Let's reach a responsible agreement that prevents these senseless cuts. Let's not lose this opportunity because of politics," he said.
Kerry, who as a senator unsuccessfully sought to pass legislation to curb greenhouse gas emissions, called passionately for international action to tackle climate change -- an effort opposed by the US Republican Party. Kerry warned that without action, "rising temperatures and rising sea levels will surely lead to rising costs down the road." "If we waste this opportunity, it may be the only thing our generations are remembered for. We need to find the courage to leave a far different legacy," he said. Hmmmm........Kerry: I Will Implement 'President Obama's Vision For The World'.....yup probably no sign of a US Congress there.High time they wake up and realise their 'jobs' are on the line.Read the full story here.