Imagine the fuss if Barack Obama had pledged to "totally obliterate" Iran if it attacked Israel. He’d be regarded as green, unready for the presidency, prone to hyperbole, untested and unvetted. If his comment had rattled key allies, from Saudi Arabia to Britain, the critics would have pounced. And yet Senator Clinton’s extreme rhetoric in the Philly debate was barely noted by the media. And some say she gets no respect.

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