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because she planned to run for pResident. I've read all of the cases that say she didn't vote FOR war. I understand the circumstances of that vote. But there's no way to avoid the concept that she considered the risk of war an acceptable cost (to others, BTW) for the benefit that she expected to acquire from it, i.e. "legitimacy" in the presidential candidates' club. This is my CORE problem with her. She used Us. She has what is Right and what is good for Hillary permanently conflated in her head.
People talk about Obama's calculation in re his support for the anti-War movement and, yes, I say he did calculate. You can't get into a position to do anything about some things if you ruin your chances too soon. That's the way that things work. But Obama's calculation was a bid for a different constituency than HC's.
Agree with us or not, HC NEVER demonstrated that she even understood how her vote looks to millions and millions of people. Talking about bringing the Troops home is soooooo after the fact. There are plenty of people to be against something that has gone very wrong, but not enough people to stand up for OUR INTERESTS in avoiding those things in the first place. Hillary's IWR vote calculation was a bid for the support of the Neo-Cons and their Slaves and then she never genuinely expressed an interest in the anti-War movement to be her constituents. Obama's calculation was a bid for a different constituency from HC's, Us.
There were several weeks when I was hoping HC would do something about this. Something that demonstrated the respect for us of being completely honest. She never did. It's too late now.
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