While each situation was eventually stabilized, new democraticprocesses established, and U.S. troops drawn down, the wars remain hugely controversial with the American public.
The United States is "not in the position to support the Malian military directly until we have democraticprocesses restored by way of an election in Mali, " she said.
She regurgitated Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's position that there is a difference between democraticprocesses - like elections - and democratic forces, which are dedicated to liberty and freedom.