To the Editor:
“Flawed Choices for the State Dept.” (editorial, Dec. 13) criticizes the nomination of Rex Tillerson as secretary of state because he “has no background in diplomacy” and his apparent closeness with Vladimir Putin in light of the fact that “American-Russian relations are at their worst since the Cold War, a result of Mr. Putin’s annexation of Crimea, the war in eastern Ukraine, his attempts to destabilize countries in Europe, and bombings of civilians in Syria.”
But each of these events occurred under President Obama’s watch without any effective American response. As to Mr. Tillerson’s experience, how much diplomatic experience did Hillary Clinton have?
JACK GUMPERT WASSERMAN
New York
Note from KBJ: After eight years of incompetence and thuggery, it's refreshing to have intelligent, knowledgeable, talented people in the cabinet.
