New York – Hillary Clinton sought to shift blame for the messes in Libya and Syria Thursday, suggesting the chaos in those two Arab Middle Eastern countries was President Barack Obama’s fault.
Clinton said “Yes, when I was secretary of state, I did urge along with the Department of Defense and the CIA that we seek out, vet and train and arm Syrian opposition figures so that they could defend themselves against Assad.”
She said “The president said no. Now, that’s how it works. People who work for the president make recommendations and then the president makes the decision.”
 “So I think it’s only fair to look at where we are in Syria today and, yes, I do still support a no-fly zone because I think we need to put in safe havens for those poor Syrians who are fleeing both Assad and ISIS and so they have some place they can be safe,”.
In another seeming criticism of Obama, Clinton said earlier: “Nobody stood up to Assad and removed him, and we have had a far greater disaster in Syria than we are currently dealing with right now in Libya.”
In an interview with Fox News that aired over the weekend, Obama was asked to name the “worst mistake” of his presidency.
“Probably failing to plan for the day after what I think was the right thing to do in intervening in Libya,” he answered.
 

Source: Politico, April 15