Chafee's attacked Hillary and her former vote for the Iraq war. In response Hillary Clinton immediately appealed to ethos saying that current President Obama "valued my judgement" when she was appointed secretary of state. Hillary sent a strong message to the other candidates and American people, using her appeal to ethos she validated her experience which seemed to give her a strategic edge above the other candidates.
I think that was the right "comeback" for Hillary to do in this case because she does have this experience as Secretary of State, making her credible as you pointed out. She might as well use it. I think by bringing Obama into it, she could possibly lose supporters who aren't fans of Obama, as well.
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