Discussion: Hillary: I Couldn't 'Break Faith With' Military And Recant Iraq War Vote

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Bull

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Got it. If you came out against Iraq early, you must hate the troops. At the very least, if you point out that Hillaryā€™s position doesnā€™t make any logical sense, then you just donā€™t overflow with love for our troops the way she does. Is love logical? No, itā€™s love, and love means never having to say youā€™re sorry! God bless our troops! Not to mention all of the puppies and kittens. And think of the children, always think of the children!!!

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I wish this country had someone better than Hillary.

Enough of the dynasties, enough of the pandering bs, enough of the right leaning ā€˜liberalsā€™. Just enough.

More Elizabeth Warrenā€™s.

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Dear Hillary, a political leader is supposed to make the right decisions for the damned countryā€¦not go all mushy-minded as you apparently did according to this article. This is the most important reason that I am looking for another Democratic candidate that I can support in 2016 (and I donā€™t mean any of the old retread crowd). I donā€™t like mushy-minded folkā€“as well as those who are hawkish as you are.

From an Obama supporter who beat you in my ward in the 2008 primary because you didnā€™t show up to do ANY campaigning since it was ā€œin the bagā€.

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Martin Oā€™Malley is better than Hillary. Heā€™s more liberal and heā€™s planning on running in 2016.

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I love old blue eyes. Heā€™s sometimes not that dynamic, but I love his politics - oh and heā€™s not bad to look at.

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Jesus, what a stupid, triangulating answer. She is just incapable of giving an honest response to anything. You know that answer was developed by Penn and company. She has not improved one bit from 2008. Her inevitably will fall apart just as quickly as it did in 2007 once the election heats up. She just doesnā€™t have the political skills to play at the presidential level.

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HA! Gee, I thought she voted for war bec she trusted and believed what the Bush/Cheney cabal told her. And now itā€™s all about her bond with the generals? Amazing how smart seasoned accomplished people can all of a sudden get so stoopid.

Truth is, she voted for the war with the other 100 Democrats, including Kerry, 'cause like Kerry, she was seriously considering making Bush a one and done president. So tempting, low hanging fruit. But if I voted NO THANK YOU and the cabal was victorious Iā€™d look weak and anti-American! And I couldnā€™t be in the parade!

What ever - liar liar pantsuit on fire!

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Backtracking on the vote earlier would have been the ā€œsmart political decision,ā€ Clinton told a Toronto business group on Monday during her ongoing book tour. But she explained why she felt she couldnā€™t.

Translated = "The wind wasnā€™t blowing in the right direction, my wet finger told me so."

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Iā€™m glad to read from othersā€™ comments that Iā€™m not alone in wanting some options for 2016

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Barack Obama is the best Republican president of my lifetime (yes, I mean that as an actual compliment; heā€™s got a bit of Eisenhower in him). Clinton is substantially to his right, and has less political courage.

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Slick Hilly. This stuff is just gross. After spending so much time as a diplomat her sophistries have become so greasy and effortless that sheā€™s starting to nauseate her own supporters.

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I do not even understanding what the hell she is trying to say. We get it, youā€™re a politician and you have no spine. Thatā€™s the message I got, right?

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This may not be popular butā€¦ Hillary is our best chance for a woman President in the near future. Yes, her vote on the Iraq War was wrong - Iā€™ve always given her a pass because 9/11 was in her state for goodness sakeā€¦ At the time it was all ā€œtough defenseā€ all the time - or you were raked over the coalsā€¦

I think that in general, women, are always going to have that ā€œis she tough enoughā€ hurdle dogging them in every campaign.

I think most politicians are allergic to the explanation ā€œI made a mistake.ā€ They can all hear their opponentā€™s ads in their heads.

ā€œMaybe that doesnā€™t make sense to anybody else but meā€¦ā€
Well, sheā€™s got that right, anyway.

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I donā€™t see the connection between premise and conclusion there. Perhaps you could explain it.

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NO Democrat who voted for the war has answered that question honestly. It took Kerry a whole weekend to decide to lie about it.

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Not a good answer. Buck passing. I have a feeling there will be a lot of nose holding when pulling the lever for Hillary.

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From someone who worked for Obama in three states and now wishes Hillary had gotten that nominationā€“this is embarrassing!