In Bahrain , it did worse : Arms sales from America rose prior to the regime 's brutal crackdown on protesters . Timothy Stanley : Hillary Clinton criticized Obama on foreign policy in magazine interview . Stanley : The president has been a strong advocate for the use of military force to stop Islamic State militants from taking over large parts of Iraq and Syria. Particularly in Arab world , her critique has point . He says Obama appears to have hung back , but America did n't want military adventuring . Stanley : A candidate must show U.S. they know what 's worth fighting for .
Timothy Stanley : Hillary Clinton criticized Obama on foreign policy in magazine interview . Stanley : The president has been a strong advocate for the use of military force to stop Islamic State militants from taking over large parts of Iraq and Syria. Particularly in Arab world , her critique has point . He says Obama appears to have hung back , but America did n't want military adventuring . Stanley : A candidate must show U.S. they know what 's worth fighting for .