Withdrawn / Clinton on the “War on Terror” & Iraq
Words: Clinton believes we should redeploy troops out of Iraq accompanied by regional diplomacy; she takes responsibility for her vote to authorize the use of force against Iran, but does not feel it was a mistake, claiming “we are safer than we were, but we’re not yet safe enough”. She further proposed setting a cap on troop levels until they are redeployed. She also feels that we should rule out using nukes on Iran and believes in supporting Israel unequivocally. “There is no question mark next to me - there’s an exclamation point. I am an emphatic, unwavering supporter of Israel’s safety and security.”
Actions: Clinton proposed a measure setting October 11, 2007, as the expiration date of the authorization to use force against Iraq. She voted FOR authorizing the use of force against Iraq (2002), FOR funding military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq (2003), FOR on requiring on-budget funding rather than emergency funding for Iraq (2005), AGAINST redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007 (2006), and FOR redeploying troops out of Iraq by March 2008 (2007). The Center for Security Policy has given her a rating of 21%.
UPDATE: Senator Hillary Clinton on Meet the Press questioning Obama’s record.
Some have descirbed this recent appearance on MSNBC Keith Olbermann’s program, Countdown, as Sen Hillary Clinton playing the terror card.
