Although President Obama has received criticism for his policy on dealing with the Islamic State terror group, Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton admitted on the campaign trail Tuesday that her own recommendations were in line with the current administration.
When asked at an editorial board meeting with the Concord Monitor in New Hampshire on Tuesday if she disagreed with anything Mr. Obama said during his Sunday night address to the nation, regarding what needed to be done with the Islamic State, Mrs. Clinton said she largely agreed with the president.
“I think his take on what needs to be done is close to mine,” Mrs. Clinton said.
Mrs. Clinton has been trying to take a more hawkish tone in her policy dealing with the Islamic State, touting her own foreign policy credentials. However, apart from saying she’d increase airstrikes, special-operation missions, and would arm Kurdish forces, her strategy is largely in lockstep with the president’s.
Conservative groups have taken aim at the former secretary of state, linking Mr. Obama’s foreign policy failures with that of her own.
America Rising PAC released a video on Wednesday called “Leading from Behind” that depicts past presidents’ strong foreign policy, with that of the Obama administration and Mrs. Clinton’s.
“Without question, President Obama’s failure to lead the fight against ISIS has hurt America’s global standing, and shoulder to shoulder with him every step of the way has been Secretary Clinton. The Obama-Clinton foreign policy agenda is a weak, feckless prescription for a growing threat. We can’t afford four more years of leading from behind,” Jeff Bechdel, communications director of the group, said in a statement released with the video.
• Kelly Riddell can be reached at kriddell@washingtontimes.com.
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