Feb 4, 2007

Hillary said she would not have started Iraq war

Here is what Hillary Rodham Clinton (pictured) said in 2002:

"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program.

He [Saddam Hussein] has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members ...

It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons."

Now we hear a different story.

Speaking to a huge audience of Democratic elders and activists, Mrs. Clinton was left in no doubt that her vote authorizing the war poses a serious threat to her candidacy, by the heckling she received and the rapturous reception given to Barack Obama, her main rival.

Hillary has a foggy memory or at least she hopes voters have a foggy memory about her vote to go to war.

She is now saying if she would have been president she would not have declared war on Iraq.

What she forgets is that congress declares war, not the president. However, by her vote of affirmation on the resolution authorizing the use of force, she, along with other members of congress really did “declare war.”

Barack Obama and others will keep reminding voters of the Hillary flip-flop on this issue all during the primary elections.

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