Undeserved Praise for Hillary Clinton
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In this era of hyperbole absent outcomes, David Rothkopf's Aug. 23 Outlook commentary, "It's 3 a.m. Do You Know Where Hillary Clinton Is?," delivered an unbridled paean to Hillary Rodham Clinton by asserting that she may usher in "a transformation that may render the presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush mere side notes in a long transition to a meaningful post-Cold war worldview," a mouthful even if it were true.
Perhaps such a shift will come, but she hasn't yet budged Russia, China or India, not to mention the Middle East combatants.
As for "transformational" progress, thus far her approach has exhibited traditional realpolitik, especially in relation to China's human rights abuses and Russia's expansionist renaissance.
The fact that her views and key associates are philosophically aligned with many in the progressive camp isn't evidence of a concrete transformation, either.
We are too inclined to laud an image ahead of success, and there is not yet a single noteworthy accomplishment that deserves such a glowing assessment.
THOMAS M. DORAN
Plymouth, Mich.
