Sun Aug 10, 2014, 01:35 PM

Hillary Clinton criticizes Obama's foreign policy 'failure'; strongly defends Israel

Source: Yahoo

Ahead of a possible presidential run, Hillary Clinton appears to be distancing herself from what she called President Barack Obama's foreign policy "failure": the decision not to intervene during the early stages of the Syrian civil war.

In an interview with The Atlantic published on Sunday, the former secretary of state says the "failure" of the United States to those protesting the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad led to the rise of al-Qaida-inspired groups like ISIS, the militants currently creating havoc in Syria and Iraq.

“The failure to help build up a credible fighting force of the people who were the originators of the protests against Assad — there were Islamists, there were secularists, there was everything in the middle — that failure left a big vacuum, which the jihadists have now filled,” Clinton said.

The former first lady and U.S. senator said she fears the jihadist groups currently gaining strength in the Middle East will expand their sights on Europe and the United States.

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Hillary Clinton criticizes Obama's foreign policy 'failure'; strongly defends Israel (Original post)	candelista	Aug 2014	OP
She seems to be sidling over in the direction of McCain.	djean111	Aug 2014	#1
Birds of a feather.	L0oniX	Aug 2014	#10
Agreed nt	newfie11	Aug 2014	#32
She's a neocon. Always has been..,	CoffeeCat	Aug 2014	#78
+1000.	blkmusclmachine	Aug 2014	#47
Oh yeah, she's running. And it is sad to see the way she is going to run. And she doesn't have to	kelliekat44	Aug 2014	#61
Ok Elizebeth Warren its time for you to annoucne and	INdemo	Aug 2014	#92
Independents?	xxqqqzme	Aug 2014	#112
Also agree.	SoapBox	Aug 2014	#70
Sidling?	JackRiddler	Aug 2014	#83
From the same article: Hillary on Israel	candelista	Aug 2014	#2
Of course she in AIPAC's pocket.	totodeinhere	Aug 2014	#20
yet another reason	lululu	Aug 2014	#44
(sigh) have to agree.	PFunk	Aug 2014	#62
Well, there you have it.....	DeSwiss	Aug 2014	#118
I knew this about her.	bravenak	Aug 2014	#3
At least Obama doesn't lie about sniper fire	Politicalboi	Aug 2014	#4
Yep sticking with the right.	Faux pas	Aug 2014	#5
I'll vote for her if she's the nominee, it would be foolhardy to do otherwise	groundloop	Aug 2014	#14
You have an odd idea of "perfection."	Maedhros	Aug 2014	#35
Bullshit n/t	DeSwiss	Aug 2014	#40
What if she is the Republican nominee	INdemo	Aug 2014	#93
A vote for Hillary IS a vote for the Right. [n/t]	Maedhros	Aug 2014	#34
Hillary's achievements on foreign policy, in chronological order:	TwilightGardener	Aug 2014	#6
You forgot Benghazi. :)	candelista	Aug 2014	#7
Pffft!	Scootaloo	Aug 2014	#8
RW talking points?	Beacool	Aug 2014	#25
It is true that the President has the final say, but being in the cabinet is a powerful place to be	karynnj	Aug 2014	#73
And she is neither! Why does media even ask if not to promote a war?	freshwest	Aug 2014	#88
What I get out of this story is....	candelista	Aug 2014	#9
This is to play to the Israelis	DonCoquixote	Aug 2014	#11
I agree - this is her major play for $$$ from American Israeli-sympathizers.	Divernan	Aug 2014	#31
Interesting post. So you think she doesn't really want to be Prez?	candelista	Aug 2014	#49
Neither. She MAY know her health will preclude her, & MAY want to rake in as much $$$ as possible	Divernan	Aug 2014	#60
And who was Sec. of State for most of those years?	RandySF	Aug 2014	#12
Exactly... n/t	KoKo	Aug 2014	#23
SOS are not presidents, they don't set policy.	Beacool	Aug 2014	#26
I think	lululu	Aug 2014	#45
Nope, you're right.	RandySF	Aug 2014	#57
shocking	frylock	Aug 2014	#13
This is a point against her in my play book.	oldandhappy	Aug 2014	#15
I certainly hope another viable candidate comes along soon.....	groundloop	Aug 2014	#16
It's just hard to think of anybody else.	candelista	Aug 2014	#21
I really do believe that a major candidate to Clinton's left will emerge.	totodeinhere	Aug 2014	#22
Voting for "the lesser of 2 evils" still gets you ... EVIL	blkmusclmachine	Aug 2014	#50
+1,000	happynewyear	Aug 2014	#100
Joe Biden	lululu	Aug 2014	#46
Joe has some baggage too such as his vote for the bankruptcy bill. n/t	totodeinhere	Aug 2014	#53
Hillary voted for the similar 2001 bankruptcy vote	karynnj	Aug 2014	#74
I admire how he has managed relations with the country of Africa.	AngryAmish	Aug 2014	#94
I feel the same way	emsimon33	Aug 2014	#81
When many of us assert that the Clintons are slimy, this is an example of what we mean...	Liberal_Stalwart71	Aug 2014	#17
At this point...	freebrew	Aug 2014	#18
No right to exist?	leftynyc	Aug 2014	#90
apparently, trying to take over more than allotted.	freebrew	Aug 2014	#103
Don't try and move the goalposts now	leftynyc	Aug 2014	#113
Again, Nazi Germany no longer exists.	freebrew	Aug 2014	#117
Ah - I see you're doubling down	leftynyc	Aug 2014	#119
Duh!	freebrew	Aug 2014	#122
Perhaps	leftynyc	Aug 2014	#123
Right,	freebrew	Aug 2014	#124
They wiped out the entire	leftynyc	Aug 2014	#125
"a possible presidential run"?	LloydS of New London	Aug 2014	#19
HRC trashes Hamas, Obama, the U.N. & anyone anguished over dead women & kids.	Divernan	Aug 2014	#24
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Aug 2014	#27
.	Agschmid	Aug 2014	#28
I'm replying not to you Agschmid but in response to JohnTheBuilder or "Name Removed" above.	LiberalLovinLug	Aug 2014	#42
I agree with you.	cpwm17	Aug 2014	#56
I used to be on MIRT.	ZombieHorde	Aug 2014	#106
I said practically the same thing on another thread.. with no problems..	Cha	Aug 2014	#114
"that failure left a big vacuum"	Spitfire of ATJ	Aug 2014	#29
Using the word "failure" is a knife in pres. Obama's back	loyalsister	Aug 2014	#82
I know exactly what she's doing but many here will hate to hear it....	Spitfire of ATJ	Aug 2014	#84
What a poor excuse for a human being	cpwm17	Aug 2014	#30
I'll vote for Hillary for the Supreme Court alone. I'd vote for anybody over a Republican.	Zen Democrat	Aug 2014	#33
yes we are pretty much like cows in a herd	LiberalLovinLug	Aug 2014	#36
Sheep ...	GeorgeGist	Aug 2014	#38
Your other option is staying home	leftynyc	Aug 2014	#91
Retire Hillary.	GeorgeGist	Aug 2014	#37
Just another republican in a different guise	albino65	Aug 2014	#39
Yep	emsimon33	Aug 2014	#80
If Hillary Clinton is ever elected President......	DeSwiss	Aug 2014	#41
I won't vote for her in the Primary but if she is the nominee	katmondoo	Aug 2014	#43
I won't vote for her in the Primary but if she is the nominee	Jack Rabbit	Aug 2014	#48
I recently moved from a safe red state to a safe blue one	d_b	Aug 2014	#51
Good grief. Go away.	BlueStater	Aug 2014	#52
She just lost my vote....	americannightmare	Aug 2014	#54
She makes its hard for to support her in the primary	RandySF	Aug 2014	#55
exactly my feelings	loveandlight	Aug 2014	#65
Paul Wolfowitz in a pantsuit.	QC	Aug 2014	#58
Hope she wears newer socks.....	DeSwiss	Aug 2014	#120
Her criticism is incoherent	fujiyama	Aug 2014	#59
This is why the though of Hillary Clinton as president scares me	davidpdx	Aug 2014	#63
Yet some DUers support her candidacy for president.	Enthusiast	Aug 2014	#64
Oh brother ... such red meat for Hillary bashing ...	cosmicone	Aug 2014	#66
Sounds like HRC would even be worse than President Obama.	Enthusiast	Aug 2014	#67
Bad talking point.	joshcryer	Aug 2014	#68
barf	Agony	Aug 2014	#69
Yet another strike against me voting for her in 2016...	elzenmahn	Aug 2014	#71
Clearly, what's wrong with this country is we don't fight enough wars.	stranger81	Aug 2014	#72
The one with the Police State trying to take charge.	DeSwiss	Aug 2014	#121
Already running an excellent campaign for '92	yurbud	Aug 2014	#75
The right will use this to paint	Dyedinthewoolliberal	Aug 2014	#76
Madam Thatcher shall make an excellent president.	SolutionisSolidarity	Aug 2014	#77
This is one of the reason I voted for Obama & not Hillary	emsimon33	Aug 2014	#79
Non-Corporate Democrats MUST...	ReRe	Aug 2014	#85
WTF?	blackspade	Aug 2014	#86
Clearly, the failure to build a coalition between Islamists and secularists in Syria	BeyondGeography	Aug 2014	#87
Serious question:	AngryOldDem	Aug 2014	#89
+ 100 n/t	MBS	Aug 2014	#95
I was not happy about her comments, especially about the TIMING of her comments	MBS	Aug 2014	#96
So well said, MBS.. Thank you!	Cha	Aug 2014	#115
I will never vote for Hillary in a primary.	Jester Messiah	Aug 2014	#97
If she ends up the nominee things like this will make it hard to vote for her	Marrah_G	Aug 2014	#98
Hillary is gonna be worse then Obama	Reter	Aug 2014	#99
Oh good grief, woman!	procon	Aug 2014	#101
Clinton thinks she needs to talk tough, just because she is a woman.	Orsino	Aug 2014	#102
She needs to talk smart.	amandabeech	Aug 2014	#105
Hope she can win the election without the "hippie" vote	Kelvin Mace	Aug 2014	#104
Damn, she is blood thirsty.	ZombieHorde	Aug 2014	#107
she is echoing the liberal media's talking heads	Douglas Carpenter	Aug 2014	#108
Because Supreme Court choices make all the difference	kiranon	Aug 2014	#109
Here ya go.....	DeSwiss	Aug 2014	#116
Hillery is owned by the Israelis like all our politicians .	geretogo	Aug 2014	#110
Wow, I'm really losing my respect for her	Liberal_from_va34	Aug 2014	#111

Response to candelista (Original post)

Sun Aug 10, 2014, 01:38 PM

djean111 (14,255 posts)

Hillary Clinton criticizes Obama's foreign policy 'failure'; strongly defends Israel

1. She seems to be sidling over in the direction of McCain.

10. Birds of a feather.

32. Agreed nt

78. She's a neocon. Always has been..,

47. +1000.

61. Oh yeah, she's running. And it is sad to see the way she is going to run. And she doesn't have to

92. Ok Elizebeth Warren its time for you to annoucne and

112. Independents?

70. Also agree.

83. Sidling?

2. From the same article: Hillary on Israel

20. Of course she in AIPAC's pocket.

44. yet another reason

62. (sigh) have to agree.

118. Well, there you have it.....

3. I knew this about her.

4. At least Obama doesn't lie about sniper fire

5. Yep sticking with the right.

14. I'll vote for her if she's the nominee, it would be foolhardy to do otherwise

35. You have an odd idea of "perfection."

40. Bullshit n/t

93. What if she is the Republican nominee

34. A vote for Hillary IS a vote for the Right. [n/t]

6. Hillary's achievements on foreign policy, in chronological order:

7. You forgot Benghazi. :)

8. Pffft!

25. RW talking points?

73. It is true that the President has the final say, but being in the cabinet is a powerful place to be

88. And she is neither! Why does media even ask if not to promote a war?

9. What I get out of this story is....

11. This is to play to the Israelis

31. I agree - this is her major play for $$$ from American Israeli-sympathizers.

49. Interesting post. So you think she doesn't really want to be Prez?

60. Neither. She MAY know her health will preclude her, & MAY want to rake in as much $$$ as possible

12. And who was Sec. of State for most of those years?

23. Exactly... n/t

26. SOS are not presidents, they don't set policy.

45. I think

57. Nope, you're right.

13. shocking

15. This is a point against her in my play book.

16. I certainly hope another viable candidate comes along soon.....

21. It's just hard to think of anybody else.

22. I really do believe that a major candidate to Clinton's left will emerge.

50. Voting for "the lesser of 2 evils" still gets you ... EVIL

100. +1,000

46. Joe Biden

53. Joe has some baggage too such as his vote for the bankruptcy bill. n/t

74. Hillary voted for the similar 2001 bankruptcy vote

94. I admire how he has managed relations with the country of Africa.

81. I feel the same way

17. When many of us assert that the Clintons are slimy, this is an example of what we mean...

18. At this point...

90. No right to exist?

103. apparently, trying to take over more than allotted.

113. Don't try and move the goalposts now

117. Again, Nazi Germany no longer exists.

119. Ah - I see you're doubling down

122. Duh!

123. Perhaps

124. Right,

125. They wiped out the entire

19. "a possible presidential run"?

24. HRC trashes Hamas, Obama, the U.N. & anyone anguished over dead women & kids.

28. .

42. I'm replying not to you Agschmid but in response to JohnTheBuilder or "Name Removed" above.

56. I agree with you.

106. I used to be on MIRT.

114. I said practically the same thing on another thread.. with no problems..

29. "that failure left a big vacuum"

82. Using the word "failure" is a knife in pres. Obama's back

84. I know exactly what she's doing but many here will hate to hear it....

30. What a poor excuse for a human being

33. I'll vote for Hillary for the Supreme Court alone. I'd vote for anybody over a Republican.

36. yes we are pretty much like cows in a herd

38. Sheep ...

91. Your other option is staying home

37. Retire Hillary.

39. Just another republican in a different guise