March 17, 2008
Hillary Clinton: Questions On Iraq
Barack Obama's campaign is responding quickly to Hillary Clinton's earlier Iraq speech by circulating a new video that stresses her 2002 vote for the war resolution. It features footage of Clinton's floor speech explaining her vote, notably a snippet in which she said that her experience at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue helped guide her decision.
These words flash on the screen: "It's a question of judgment. It's a question of preparation. It's a question of accountability. Was it a vote for "inspectors" ... or a vote for war?"
Posted at 03:48 PM
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Actually, it's pretty obviously that it was a vote for inspectors.
Seriously, the question Obama should be asking is, "Why DID Bush take out the inspectors?"
The inspectors were NOT finding wmd's in Iraq, and yet Bush pulled the inspectors out and bombed the country anyway.
No one wants to ask that question, because then we'd all realize why 82% of the America people also "gave Bush the authorization to go to war" and have now changed their minds:
The President of the United States lied to the America people, our U.S. House and Senate, and the United Nations.
I wonder if Barack Obama ever questions the judgement of Colin Powell, who gave Clinton and the rest of our elected officials the assurance that Iraq was a imminent threat to our national security?
Jan | 03.17.08 04:23 PM
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Oh, nonsense. The word inspectors appears thrice in that resolution and each of them refers to when they were removed in 1998.
She really needs to get off the Iraq topic. It's a loser for her with the Dems. That might change in a general, but I doubt she makes it that far.
Seth | 03.17.08 04:59 PM
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I REPEAT:
Seriously, the question Obama should be asking is, "Why DID Bush take out the inspectors?"
And as long as you don't mind McCain running ads of Barack Obama and his pastor interposed, with his pastor screaming, "Not God BLESS America! God DAMN America!!!" -- with John McCain and the POW gig... and the flag flap... and the pin flap... well...
I think maybe you should re-think how well Obama is going to do on Iraq issue in the General against McCain with that ad. The "O-bam-a!" chant just ain't going to make it with the adults.
Jan | 03.18.08 06:10 AM
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My comment addressed your first sentence. I tend to stop reading once I run into the first falsehood, but in this case I'll make an exception.
Bush has no control over UNMOVIC inspectors. They left, if you recall, because Bush decided that they'd had enough time to find the weapons and that it was time to start the war, and the UN wasn't so wild about Blix, et al. being bombed.
As for who can run better in the General, that's an exercise left to the reader.
I do think it's a bit silly to suggest that Pastor=Press Secretary, perhaps Dentist=Secretary of State, Plumber=Attorney General, or Nanny=Secretary of Defense, get real. Obama's pastor doesn't speak for him. Most people who's minds aren't completely short-circuited recognize that.
I can hardly think of anything they'd throw at Clinton except for the Lincoln Bedroom, Whitewater, Vince Foster nonsense, Monica, Chinese Fundraiser Hsu, Pardons, Travelgate, Her 10000% ROI on cattle
It'll be the greatest hits, only the GOP won't have to actually bother to dig up dirt. To be fair they're not all her fault, but then again, Wright's comments aren't Obama's fault either.
Clinton doesn't deliver a single state more than Kerry did.
Seth | 03.18.08 12:26 PM
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