My take on Hillary Clinton's motives in breaking with Obama on foreign policy

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54. I agree, and would add one more thing

I agree with everything you wrote, but would add one more thing:
the timing of these public remarks is for me a character issue, since it indicates:
-lack of diplomacy (even as ex-SoS!), discretion and loyalty, to Obama personally, and as a fellow Democrat . The Clintons themselves reportedly put so much value in loyalty to them: unimpressive, at best, to see that their concept of loyalty doesn't seem to go both ways.
-lack of empathy: Given all that's going on , at home and abroad right now, and how much undeserved flack that O is getting right now from all the Monday-morning quarterbacks (especially the Republican contingent), and drawing on her own experience as SoS and as First Lady, I would have thought that she could have summoned enough empathy to give a more generous account. But she didn't
-overall lack of classiness.

As a contrast, I simply can't imagine Sec. Kerry pulling a stunt like this, even if he were to still entertain ambitions for higher office (which he doesn't).

If she is the nominee, I will vote for her, since any Republican alternative is sure to be much worse. (And, no, I will not waste my vote on a third-party candidate). But I am not feeling good about the situation, for all the reasons you articulated.

But much can happen between now and 2016. There is so much volatility everywhere. I truly believe that there are going to be a lot of upsets in both 2014 and 2016. Hopefully, the Dems can keep their message loud and clear in both elections - and hopefully, we will prevail.Because, to state the obvious, the current Republican party is destroying our democracy.