2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Sec. Clinton says that she trusted W... [View all]rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)Did you listen to her Senate speech? The Ruling Class made billions off the war, probably trillions and millions of lives were lost or ruined. The least she could have done is speak out against this travesty. But she supported it and now is extremely wealthy and close to being the most powerful person on the planet. I was devastated that Democrats bowed before the Republicons Bush and Cheney when we needed them the most.
Her actual words: "Any vote that might lead to war should be hard, but I cast it with conviction." She acknowledged that her vote would lead to war.
And these are the Bush lies in her own words: "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 has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including Al Qaeda members..." We knew at the time that that was not true. She promulgated the Bush lies justifying war.
And now she says her vote was a mistake. She isn't sorry for the damage and she doesn't even condemn the war. Her vote was a mistake with regard to her career.