April 09, 2008
Clinton: I'm The Only One Who Will End The War
ALIQUIPPA, PA - Hillary Clinton said today she is the only candidate voters can count on to end the war in Iraq and bring troops home.
During an event with veterans and retired military officers outside Pittsburgh, Clinton said the war in Iraq must be ended and the military rebuilt. She used yesterday's Senate hearings about the war's progress to argue that John McCain is not prepared to end the Iraq war.
Clinton said McCain "has said that it would be alright with him if we kept troops in Iraq for up to 100 years and again yesterday, he basically reiterated his commitment to the course that we are on in Iraq. Well, I don't agree with that. We need to be planning and preparing to start bringing our troops home, and I have committed to doing that within 60 days of my becoming president."
McCain's campaign has been especially quick about pushing back against Barack Obama when he asserts that McCain would leave troops in Iraq for 100 years. But the GOPer has seemed less critical when Clinton has made similar remarks.
The event was designed to show voters in this crucial primary state that Clinton is best prepared to be commander in chief. It began with a student singing the national anthem followed by the audience reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. High school students made up half the audience.
Clinton repeated recent criticisms of Obama, calling his withdrawal plan "just words."
"Sen. Obama ... says he'll end the war but his top foreign policy adviser said he won't necessarily follow the plan he's been talking about during this campaign, that the plan is just words," she said. "Well, you can count on me to end the war safely and responsibly."
Standing in front of a banner that read, "Solutions for a Strong Military," she said: "That's the choice: one candidate will continue the war and keeping (sic) troops in Iraq indefinitely; one candidate only says he'll end the war and one candidate is ready, willing and able to end the war and to rebuild our military while honoring our soldiers and our veterans."
Republican National Committee spokesman Alex Conant issued a statement denouncing Clinton for promoting a hasty retreat from Iraq. “Senator Clinton’s calls for retreat would leave Iraq to the terrorists, and lead the U.S. into a wider and more difficult war in the future," he said. "It’s clear Clinton is listening to her party’s left-wing base and not General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker.”
It's important to note the Obama adviser Clinton referred to stepped down weeks ago, soon after making a disparaging comment about the former first lady.
The senator also asked President Bush to do two things in his speech on Iraq tomorrow: define America's endgame in Iraq and pledge to make sure Congress is able to debate any long-term security agreement with Iraq.
"President Bush must not saddle the next president with an agreement that extends our involvement in Iraq beyond his presidency," she said.
(NBC/NJ's ATHENA JONES)
Posted at 12:14 PM
Comments
First step towards ending the war she makes the right wing will roast her on a spit. Obama can expect the same, but perhaps with less venom. They haven't worked themselves into a lather about him, yet.
Seth | 04.09.08 01:54 PM
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Yeah, and she was under Sniper Fire in Bosnia!
Angellight | 04.10.08 07:42 AM
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She really is ridiculous. She will stop at nothing to get what she wants. To say that Barack Obama does not want to end the war in Iraq is quite frankly, asinine. He didn't vote for it in the first place! She sees her campaign slipping and so she starts throwing mud, hoping it will stick and cause problems. Her actions speak to the fear she must be feeling. The American people really need to take a closer look at this woman.
sylvia laidman | 04.10.08 12:00 PM
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She really is ridiculous. She will stop at nothing to get what she wants. To say that Barack Obama does not want to end the war in Iraq is quite frankly, asinine. He didn't vote for it in the first place! She sees her campaign slipping and so she starts throwing mud, hoping it will stick and cause problems. Her actions speak to the fear she must be feeling. The American people really need to take a closer look at this woman.
sylvia laidman | 04.10.08 12:00 PM
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She really is ridiculous. She will stop at nothing to get what she wants. To say that Barack Obama does not want to end the war in Iraq is quite frankly, asinine. He didn't vote for it in the first place! She sees her campaign slipping and so she starts throwing mud, hoping it will stick and cause problems. Her actions speak to the fear she must be feeling. The American people really need to take a closer look at this woman.
sylvia laidman | 04.10.08 12:01 PM
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If we could get her that LASIK surgery and get her in uniform, I'll bet AQ would run like hell.
fly | 04.10.08 04:16 PM
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