article_snippet.sent: Still, on balance, Hillary Clinton's's tenure at the State Department should be a real advantage during the campaign, particularly when compared with the absence of foreign policy experience among Hillary Clinton's prospective Republican rivals.
article_snippet.sent: Still Clinton will have an advantage in dealing with the Jewish community.
article_snippet.sent: Unlike President Obama, the Clintons have strong credentials on the Israeli issue.
article_snippet.sent: Clinton's time at the State Department should help Clinton in a presidential campaign where Americans are looking for strong and prudent leadership in foreign policy and more adult supervision in the White House.
article_snippet.sent: But given the problems Clinton confronted -- Iran, stalled Israeli-Palestinian two-state negotiations (none ready for any kind of solution or breakthrough) and a president who dominated rather than delegated foreign policy, Clinton performed ably enough.
article_snippet.sent: Clinton improved the nation's image and pushed 21st century issues such as women's rights, youth, and the environment.
article_snippet.sent: Still, four years as secretary of state will help Clinton project the kind of confidence and competence that will appear to many as an important credential  to lead America in a dangerous and turbulent world.  
article_snippet.sent: And in a presidential campaign where none of Clinton opponents has Clinton long experience in international affairs, that can only help.