Clinton was hawkish but she was also respectful of Islam and a good diplomat.  One of my main issues with Obama is that it took him forever to pull the trigger on airstrikes in Iraq and Syria.  He underestimated ISIS and made things worse by not correcting the mistake earlier.  He should have pulled the trigger on A. getting rid of Maliki and B. starting support - Special Forces and airstrikes in June 2014 when Mosul fell.  Then perhaps we wouldn't be dealing with this quagmire.