Mideast: Secretary of State Kerry practically acts as proxy for the Hamas terrorist group, and his predecessor, Hillary Clinton, excuses Hamas' use of human shields. As President Obama likes to say, "That's not who we are."

'Our starting point must always be a clear and strong commitment to the security of Israel," Obama wrote in a much-celebrated 2007 Foreign Affairs magazine article. "That commitment is all the more important as we contend with growing threats in the region — a strengthened Iran, a chaotic Iraq, the resurgence of al-Qaida, the reinvigoration of Hamas and Hezbollah."

Seven years later, Iran is a half-step from being a nuclear power; Iraq is 10 times as chaotic; post-bin Laden al-Qaida is stronger and more widespread; Hamas is actively at war with Israel, firing rockets at civilian centers; and Hezbollah says it "will not spare any means of support" for Hamas as its Iranian backers warn Hezbollah can fire missiles "nonstop" on all Israeli cities.

Part of Obama's Arab-Israeli solution was "isolating those who seek conflict and instability." On foreign policy in general, he promised "sustained, direct and aggressive diplomacy — the kind that the Bush administration has been unable and unwilling to use."

In fact, we have done the opposite of isolating aggressors. Secretary of State John Kerry last week presented Israel with a cease-fire proposal he cooked up with Hamas supporters Qatar and Turkey, a deal to cave on all the terrorists' demands. The multiparty, contentious Israeli Cabinet then did what was thought impossible by rejecting a U.S. proposal unanimously.

Is this what Obama meant by "aggressive diplomacy"?  Joining with the Western world's terrorist enemies to force something down an ally's throat?

This isn't simply Kerry's distinctive brand of incompetence laced with arrogance. Clinton, who is busy preparing to run for president, said something astonishing on Monday in an interview with the Disney/Univision Fusion channel.

Claiming Hamas "had its back against the wall," she remarked: "I'm not a military planner, but Hamas puts its missiles, its rockets, in civilian areas. Part of it is that Gaza's pretty small and it's densely populated."

No, it isn't because Gaza is small that Hamas puts rocket launchers next to schools and in or near children's playgrounds, hospitals, mosques and other civilian concentrations, as documented by the United Nations' Relief and Works Agency last week.

It's because even the lives of their own innocents, including children, are trumped by their objective of annihilating the Jews and their homeland. And Israeli fire inadvertently killing some kids might help them do so.

"That's not who we are" is one of this administration's most well-worn catchphrases; the first lady used it for the umpteenth time on Monday, lamenting the plight of homeless veterans in Los Angeles.

Excusing the practices of, and carrying diplomatic water for, terrorists is definitely not who Americans are. Hillary is going to discover this when her words about Hamas come back to haunt her in two years.