The 2011 U.S. invasion of Libya was an illegal, ill-considered war, poorly executed and yielding disastrous consequences, including the empowerment of the Islamic State. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was an architect of the war and of its aftermath, and she is an unrelenting apologist for it.

Clinton had a chance in the first Democratic presidential debate to admit mistakes in her decision to push for U.S. war in Libya. Instead, she firmly defended the attack and the quick withdrawal, calling it “smart power at its best.” She was explicit: “I think President Obama made the right decision at the time.”