Kerry says he'd consider bending over & naming James Baker a Mideast envoy [View All]

Vowing to reverse President Bush's foreign policies, Democrat John Kerry is outlining new plans to stem "a widespread and widening network of terrorists," such as targeting Saudi Arabia for sanctions and naming a special ambassador to the Mideast - perhaps Bill Clinton.

The presidential candidate from Massachusetts, in a speech Wednesday to the Council of Foreign Relations in New York, said there are a handful of people he would consider naming to the post, including former Democratic Presidents Clinton and Carter as well as James Baker, secretary of state in the first Bush White House.

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Kerry said American can't neglect its role in resolving the Israeli- Palestinian conflict in the Mideast, a breeding ground for terrorist activity. He pledged to appoint a presidential ambassador to the peace process, who would report directly to him and to the secretary of state.

"There are a handful of uniquely qualified Americans I would consider appointing - President Carter, President Clinton or, in the interests of bipartisanship, James Baker," he said.

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