She took the stage fully formed as a frightul modern-day Torquemada, threatening to bring fire and brimstone down on anyone running afoul of her righteous indignation and crystal clear grasp of the Truth.

That included about everyone on the world stage, save for the presumably sainted Bibi Netanyahu. As for the others, Putin was to be given the silent treatment and a stiff dose of NATO encirclement, while Iran was to be occupied by US inspectors at "every military and every nuclear facility…….. anytime, anywhere……"

In trying to sound like she actually knows something about national security policy there was not a single neocon shibboleth that she didn't name check, nor any possibility for bolstering Washington's military might she failed to mention: