I agree that Obama and Hillary were significantly different on what I believe to be the most important issue, foreign policy. I fault Obama for much on FP but think he might have done some things better if he had had more political capital to spare when so much was invested in the nuclear deal with Iran, an achievement worth a hell of a lot if it stands beyond Trump.

To whatever extent Obama boxed in Hillary as Sec. of State, I am glad he did. Her appointment to that position is one of my criticism of Obama. He had won the nomination partly because he was perceived to have better judgment about military intervention than Hillary, the acknowledged hawk. If she had had more free reign as Secretary of State or worse as President the deal with Iran would have been less likely to have even been pushed, much less passed. She demonstrated her callous opinion of, and indifference to, the sovereignty of Central American States in her dealing with Honduras. I would hope and expect that she would not have been as stupid as Trump and the malignant manatee Bolton regarding Venezuela but there is no reason to think she would have done the "right" thing and respected their sovereignty and tried to help them work through problems rather than slapping them around with our "soft power" until they saw the light and did things our way. Would she revoke Obama's ridiculously transparent lie that Venezuela is a threat to our national security? I doubt it. 

  Hillary would, In her toughness and bulldog way aligned with her very hawkish nature, probably have us more irrevocably deeper in the wars that we are already involved in,  wars we entered with her agreement if not outright push to get involved in. Her willingness, a willingness that often seemed enthusiasm, to “twist arms” [and laugh about the most gruesome results] in order to get what she wanted internationally, particularly in any brown skinned country, is not by any means unique to her but she is who we are talking about. That attitude of “exceptionalism” is the false foundation and false justification of a foreign policy which is not sustainable. Our gigantic super-inefficient military structure is already over extended making it weak everywhere while its cost is driving us bankrupt and its threats make us less safe.

There is one person in the gaggle of Democratic candidates who argues passionately to hit the brakes instead of the wall.  She is obviously intelligent. She has relevant experience. She is articulate. Her platform is centered on a clear issue of greatest importance. She does not have any billionaires supporting her by buying a piece of her soul. She is getting ignored except to be criticized or smeared. She will be in the debates and that will be the first time most will see her. I hope the roll of the dice puts her in the same group as Biden.