Hillary didn't just vote for the Iraqi War

[Kalidurga]

I keep hearing this over and over again from both sides. Hillary says her vote was a mistake and for one side all is forgiven. But, what is forgotten is that not only did she vote for the war she stumped for the war. She went out and lobbied for the war. She got other Democrats to vote for the war in other words. And she did it in payment for money to help rebuild New York City. She says this, I am not making this up I couldn't because I wouldn't think anyone would be that stupid. But, there it is. She could have lobbied for money for New York City no strings attached. Because who in their right mind believes it's even a possibility that not giving New York City funds to rebuild would get by the public without an uproar. No, New York City was going to get money. It might have been a bit of a fight, but probably no harder than lobbying for a war that many Democrats didn't want. And this is how we start losing progressives. This is how a third party grows.

[Press Virginia]

1. She lobbied for the bombing in Libya too

she loves herself some killing

[scscholar]

2. This is the same argument the Republican's use against her

When you agree with Republicans, you should reexamine the conclusion you jumped to.

[Kalidurga]

3. Is something I said not true?

If it's true you should moderate your response to me. If it's not true you should moderate your response to me.

[peace13]

4. I've never heard a Repub cry because a candidate voted for war!

Would love to see a quote.

[tk2kewl]

5. judge for yourself

[leveymg]

8. No, that is not the same argument the GOP uses against her. They like the Iraq, Libya and Syria wars

You hear very little about Iraq from the GOP. Benghazi!!!!! is all about not sending enough troops and firepower into the region.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

10. Hillary "agreed" with the Republicans when she voted for the killing.

[1monster]

18. Even a watch with a dead battery is right twice a day... Republicans, just on the law

of averages have to be, accidentally or otherwise, right every once in a great while.

[HassleCat]

6. I wouldn't mind if she admitted her real mistake.

Like so many Democrats, Clinton voted for the war because she was afraid not to. The old "duped by bad intelligence" excuse was transparent from the beginning. The "money to rebuild New York" is just going from the ridiculous to the sublime. She just needs to admit she was swept up in the hyper-patriotic fervor and did not dare oppose public war hysteria. There's really no shame in this. It happens on a regular basis, and only a handful of our elected representatives have the courage to oppose the public when they get whipped up for war.

[arcane1]

7. She repeated every one of Bush's lies, often verbatim. Then sold Iraq as a "business opportunity"

She wasn't tricked into that vote by Bush the master deceiver.

She agreed with it, 100%.

[Peace Patriot]

11. Yup!

& now has Kissinger & Robert Kagan (PNAC) as her advisers!

[tk2kewl]

12. yep

i posted the video that proves your claim at #5 above

[arcane1]

15. Thanks, I look forward to checking that out! n/t

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

9. She voted for the killing because a) She's monumentally stupid b) it was politically expedient.

Note: I don't think she's stupid.

The only "mistake" she made was that her vote wouldn't rightfully come back to haunt her.

[Dem2]

14. I hear she took up a machine gun and started screaming obsenities

Things that cannot be repeated here, then pulled the trigger with a big ol' grin on her face.



(/s because satire isn't funny any more.)

[pdsimdars]

16. Glad to see that Kali Durga has her eye trained on Hillary. . . good sign for the world

[DanTex]

19. Living in NYC now, I'm glad she was able to secure that 9-11 reconstruction money.

The IWR was going to happen one way or another, she couldn't have stopped it. Yes, her vote was a mistake, but they are separate issues.

And, no, she didn't accept the 9-11 money as a bribe, that's a myth propagated by conspiracy theorists.

[msongs]

20. and MIC best friend Bernie votes over and over and over to fund more war. nt

[Amimnoch]

21. Interesting opinion.

I seem to recall the vote being led by the Senate minority leader Tom Daschle and his deputy Harry Reid.

Hillary was a first term Senator, so do you have something of substance to back up that assertion that a first term Senator from New York weilded all of the power to whip up the vast majority of Democrats into supporting the HR 114?

[amborin]

22. knr