May I ask, what's your opinion about what she's accomplished in the Middle East as the Secretary of State?
There is a ton of stuff that could be talked about here. I think in retrospect there has been a few big mistakes that she has been on the bad side of. I think she has done some positive things and maybe some positive relationships and been on the right side of a few decisions. It is easy to criticize politicians about their record on Middle East. A lot of what they believed and what their parties encouraged them to believe and vote has been proven wrong and has had lots of various motivations.
She voted to go to War against Iraq. I was opposed to this and felt it was wrong but what was being told at the time makes it a hard decision at the time and easier in retrospect. The Bush administration did a good job of deceiving a lot of people and the US was angry over 9-11 and seeking to get revenge in any way. She helped get the troops out of Iraq which a lot of people felt was a mistake and is some of the reason for radical islam uprising in the area but I think getting our troops out of there at any point was a good decision.
She has had a fairly Republican policy as it pertains to the Middle East, which I dislike but some of it is bi-partisanship especially when she was a senator and some of it is trying to do what is right and making mistakes. I have read her policy about the middle east and foreign affairs in general and I disagree with some of it and like other parts. Her policy is 1000X better to me than Trumps though. Frankly I dont really like any politicians Middle Eastern Policy. Either it makes the problem worse, isnt specific enough or simply doesn't address the problems.
She supported targeting Osama, which most Americans like.
She wanted to keep attention on Afghanistan, which I dont like a lot of policy around it but that would have been a good decision at the time, and would have probably solved a few current problems.
She was very vocal about in her words "9-11 terrorists feeling the Wrath of the US." I think most people wanted that and supported that idea. Big problem is that US policy lead to 9-11 and we made it worse after that.
Supported targeting Al Queda long before it was common knowledge who they were and stuck to that.
Has been opposed and sought to stop or destabilize Nukes in Iran and Pakistan which I think is a good idea.
She was opposed to Bush going against the UN and against a preemptive strike against Iraq.
I was just typing up some stuff I could think of then realized I could just post this:
https://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Hillary_Clinton_War_+_Peace.htm
What I believe to be a fairly unbiased source of her policy on Middle East. Anyways I like some stuff she has done and dislike other stuff. Her policy going forward is the same but ultimately her foreign policy in general is soooooo much better than Trump's its not even close. And that is assuming you believe Trump has an actual policy on it. I also like her knowledge and foreign policy better than Bernie's. But I disliked a lot of Bernie's Policies. I like the idea of Bernie and thought he seemed like a decent guy for a life long politician but not his actual ideas.
