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Response to puffy socks (Reply #53)
Sun May 15, 2016, 07:10 AM
merrily (45,251 posts)
89. Indeed, the hypocrisy is noted, as are half truths. I replied to a post about funding.
Equating funding troops already put in harm's way by a war vote with the war vote itself is bull pucky. That post got the reply I thought it deserved (as will yours).
Second, Hillary's supporters complaining about Sanders' war votes is really rich. Hillary voted for every surge and war as to which which she had an opportunity to vote, as well as advocating for the Iraq War, to helping sell the Iraq War to the American public in general and Democrats in particular. She also supported or was instrumental in everything cited in your post, most of which were voted on at the request of President Clinton with the rest arising her tenure as Secretary. As for Syria (and a number of other current Middle Eastern "dominoes" ![]() SANDERS: Let me agree with much of what the secretary said, but where we differ is on the war in Iraq, which created barbaric organizations like ISIS. Not only did I vote against that war, I helped lead the opposition. It gives me no pleasure to tell you that much of what I feared would happen the day after Saddam Hussein was overthrown, in fact, did happen. I think our task is to make certain that our young men and women in the military do not get sucked into never-ending, perpetual warfare within the quagmire of Syria and Iraq. It must be Muslim troops on the ground that destroy ISIS, with the support of a coalition of major powers.Democratic primary debate in New Hampshire , Feb 4, 2016 From an old post of mine: Address to the Nation on the Invasion of Iraq (January 16, 1991) much more at: http://www.millercenter.org/president/speeches/speech-3428 transcript: President Clinton explains Iraq strike much more at: http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1998/12/16/transcripts/clinton.html more at: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026211673 Senate vote on 2002 AUMF at: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/107-2002/s237 House vote on 2002 AUMF at: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/107/hjres114 10:16 P.M. EST more at http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2003/03/20030319-17.html |
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