What does "Global" Mean?

Professor Cole,

Kerry's erudite, he could've used "universal" instead of "global," a word pregnant with the foreign policy debate surrounding him.* Kerry misspoke and brought the misunderstanding upon his statement. If he was intending to be as clear as you believe he was, Kerry had the stage and could've done that, as he did with many other direct and clear statements. Maybe he chose poorly from his Microsoft Word thesaurus? I believe he did mean approval by an external community in an inclusive manner, as the latter part of his statement suggests he would want with regards to the American people.

Thanks for blogging,

H

* Other less confusing substitutions could be "moral," "ethical," "justifiable," or the debate killer "American"