Obama smacks down Clinton over Iraq war in Wyoming

[gabeana]

Obama responds: "She doesn't have standing to question my position"

And so, Senator Clinton used this to try to imply that I wasn’t serious about bringing this war to an end. I just have to mention this because I don’t want anybody here to be confused.

I was opposed to this war in 2002. If it had been up to me we would have never been in this war. It was because of George Bush with an assist from Hillary Clinton and John McCain that we entered into this war. A war that should have never been authorized, a war that should have never been waged

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0308/Obama_responds_She_doesnt_have_standing_to_question_my_position.html#comments

I clarified my title for our dense friends

[Diane R]

1. GObama!!!!

[carlotta]

2. I didn't realize there was a war in Wyoming

how bad is it?

[gabeana]

3. I guess you are dense to bad

[LostinVA]

5. Hahaha -- beat me to it!

[Jersey Devil]

7. LOL, thanks, I needed that

:toast:

The drinks are on me.

[Sparkly]

19. You haven't heard of "Al-Qaeda-in-Wyoming?"

:shrug:

[damonm]

4. K & R

[Liquorice]

6. Obama wasn't even there when the vote took place. He really

has very little room to talk. And I've yet to see him make a grand speech on the senate floor condemning the war. In fact, he voted to fund it. How is that different than Hillary? It's not.

[anonymous171]

9. He spoke out against it, which is more than Hillary ever did.

[Liquorice]

11. He has done absolutely nothing to end it. Just words. nt

[anonymous171]

12. Just words? Are you talking about Hillary's foreign policy experience?

[Liquorice]

14. Again, Obama has taken no action whatsoever to end the war. nt

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

18. Incorrect.

He's ran for president and has essentially won the nomination.

That's the action he's taken to end the war.

[Liquorice]

20. Has he spoken out against it on the senate floor? Did he vote against

funding the war? Nope. He has taken no action against it. None.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

21. Sorry, he's voted against funding.

Last may. There was a big brouhaha over it.

He was one of only a few dems who did.

Maybe you should pay more attention, you'll look less foolish.

[Liquorice]

24. Hillary voted against that one too. Their votes are identical. nt

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

25. So then did you intentionally post false information

...if you knew about the vote?

[anonymous171]

22. Good thing Hillary is active in her support of the war.

Kyle-LIEberman and Cluster Bombs for all!

[krkaufman]

33. I take it, then, that you missed the whole "Hillary drove the bus into the ditch" analogy?

And now that the bus is in the ditch, the options are limited for getting it out.

[krkaufman]

31. Ummm.... Hillary voted for the war, supported it and the occupation for years, ...

... and, most recently, extended her triangulation and hawkish tendencies in support of war-mongering towards Iran with her "yes" vote on the Kyl-Lieberman amendment.

Obama is one of very few Democratic politicians who were out on the streets, with the protesters, speaking-out against the Iraq war. I suppose Howard Dean, Al Gore, Wes Clark (a Clinton supporter) and Paul Wellstone should all be similarly derided for their outspoken oppostion to the invasion of Iraq.

[cali]

32. So what? Howard Dean wasn't there either.

And funding the troops is a far sight different than handing a blank check for war to chimpy. Obama, like Leahy and Kennedy and other unquestionably anti-Iraq war dems has voted for every piece of legislation mandating our withdrawal from Iraq. You bet your ass it's different. And look who's supporting Obama: The majority of Senate dems who voted against the Iraq war.

[jgraz]

8. Bug on sleeve.... flick!

How'd that taste, Hillary? :rofl:

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

10. Wow, there's a war in Wyoming?! Did Hillary vote for it?

[BigDDem]

13. That Iraq war in Wyoming

is hell.....is BO funding that one too?

:rofl:

[OzarkDem]

15. So why has he continually voted to keep the war going?

Does he really think voters are that dumb to not question his own voting record on Iraq?

[havocmom]

27. because KBR is holding the troops hostage for $$? No funds = no water, no food, no ammo

Not much choice but to keep funding them once Hillary & McCain aided in the corporations taking them hostage. Gotta give them food, water and ammo until we pull them home.

[rug]

16. I guess Kerry doesn't have standing to endorse him.

And he's full of shit if he says he will end the war in 2009: "obviously it would be subject to decisions and the situation at the time."

[Adelante]

17. Good, keep it up O nt

[dwp6577]

23. obama had the same info as the rest of us outsiders, and ...

he could see (like us outsiders) that the iraq war was a mistake. He spoke out against it. Hil, with all her "experience" and senatorial know how, gave the assist (along with mccain) that chucklenuts needed to wage an illegal war/occupation.

Is that the "experience" she's trying to sell us...if it smells like snake oil and looks like snake oil, then...

[busymom]

26. ha..forget it...someone already said it!

[krkaufman]

28. It's unfortunate that he didn't tie his comparision ...

... to a more resonating sound-byte, "both Senators Clinton and McCain have crossed the George W Bush Commander-in-Chief threshold," ... in their support for the Iraq war and Kyl-Lieberman.

[K Gardner]

30. You really need to mail that to the Obama Campaign. Its perfect.

[krkaufman]

34. I certainly would, if it wouldn't get lost in the noise of the Internet.

Feel free to do so, if you have contacts.

edit: (Personally, I have no idea to what address I would send it.)

[AtomicKitten]

29. It's now the Bush-McCain-Clinton war.

[K Gardner]

35. There's a link to the video of this here..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=4959250&mesg_id=4959250