<p>As President Obama continues to increase American presence in the war-torn Iraq, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has committed to silence. Faced with choosing between the administration she served and the strong anti-war faction of the Democratic party, the ever electioneering Mrs. Clinton has refused to voice an opinion on the matter.</p>
<p>During Clinton&#8217;s tenure as Secretary of State, numerous, fatal gaffes were the defining moments of the term: Ambassador Chris Stevens was left unprotected and was murdered in Benghazi; ISIS began its progression from poor radical group to the largest terrorist organization in history. Given the former First Lady&#8217;s record in the Middle East, her silence has come as no surprise.</p>
<p>Handling the ;difficult balance of defending her Secretary of State record, all while allaying the popular fear amongst the Democrat electorate that she is a war hawk, will undoubtedly make or break the Clinton candidacy. GOP candidates are already anticipating this issue will give them an advantage over Mrs. Clinton when debating national security.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&#8220;Democrats will have a huge problem with American voters who are concerned about how to destroy ;ISIS ;if they can&#8217;t differentiate themselves from President Obama&#8217;s lack of an ;ISIS strategy,&#8221; ;said Republican political strategist Ron Bonjean. ;Mrs. Clinton will have to accomplish this tough balance in order to succeed against the ultra-liberal, anti-war candidate Bernie Sanders in this upcoming Democratic primary season. ;</p>