I posted earlier, that as the Senate vote neared the end, Barack Obama voted no, and then two votes later, Hillary Clinton voted no too, both as expected. The tally was 80 voting yes, 14 voting no.
Give Obama credit for being quick (15 minutes after the vote) to post something on his blog to frame the vote for his supporters. Here's what Obama says:
"This vote is a choice between validating the same failed policy in Iraq that has cost us so many lives and demanding a new one. And I am demanding a new one."
"We must fund our troops. But we owe them something more. We owe them a clear, prudent plan to relieve them of the burden of policing someone else's civil war. We need a plan to compel the Iraqi people to reach a political accommodation and to take responsibility for their own future. It's time to change course."
"I opposed this war in 2002 precisely because I feared it would lead us to the open-ended occupation in which we find ourselves today."
"This President has led us down a disastrous path and has arrogantly refused to acknowledge the grim reality of this war, which has cost us so dearly in lives and treasure."
"After he vetoed a plan that would have funded the troops and begun to bring them home, this bill represents more of his stubborn refusal to address his failed policy."
"We should not give the President a blank check to continue down this same, disastrous path."
"With my vote today, I am saying to the President that enough is enough. We must negotiate a better plan that funds our troops, signals to the Iraqis that it is time for them to act and that begins to bring our brave servicemen and women home safely and responsibly."
As expected, Obama uses the Bush veto as a pivot to turn to voting against funding of the war, laying the blame on Bush. Nothing from Clinton yet. The Obama camapign also used twitter to send out his response, "In DC voting No", texting, "We should not give the President a blank check to continue down this same, disastrous path."
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