First let’s dispense with the ignorance that Bush and Cheney did not knowingly lie. That the assessments of CIA were widely ignored in deference to Cheney’s hand-invented “intelligence” is too well demonstrated to require further discussion.
The ignorant meme that Hillary is a war-monger becuase she voted for the 2002 Resolution is very tiring. I already posted excerpts from her relevant Senate speech. Evidently those complaining found even that short excerpt too tiring for their tiny brains; here’s an ever briefer summary:
[QUOTE=Senator Clinton explaining her “Yea” vote]
However, [an immediate attack on Iraq] is fraught with danger…
If we were to attack Iraq now, alone or with few allies, it would set a precedent that could come back to haunt us…
So Mr. President, for all its appeal, a unilateral attack … on the present facts is not a good option…
I believe the best course is to go to the UN for a strong resolution that scraps the 1998 restrictions on inspections and calls for complete, unlimited inspections with cooperation expected and demanded from Iraq. I know that the Administration wants more, including an explicit authorization to use force, but we may not be able to secure that now, perhaps even later…
If we get the resolution that President Bush seeks, and if Saddam complies, disarmament can proceed and the threat can be eliminated…
Even though the resolution before the Senate is not as strong as I would like in requiring the diplomatic route first and placing highest priority on a simple, clear requirement for unlimited inspections, I will take the President at his word that he will try hard to pass a UN resolution and will seek to avoid war, if at all possible.
Because bipartisan support for this resolution makes success in the United Nations more likely, and therefore, war less likely … I have concluded, after careful and serious consideration, that a vote for the resolution best serves the security of our nation. If we were to defeat this resolution or pass it with only a few Democrats, I am concerned that those who want to pretend this problem will go way with delay will oppose any UN resolution calling for unrestricted inspections.
This is a very difficult vote. This is probably the hardest decision I have ever had to make – any vote that may lead to war should be hard – but I cast it with conviction.
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Farnaby’s mental weakness is deep indeed, so I’m afraid he’ll be unable to read or understand even this briefer excerpt. My comments are directed at any sentient detractors who have stumbled into the thread.
Although she doesn’t make this point, Senator Clinton’s reasoning might suggest that, even knowing that Bush-Cheney were lying and intent on a stupid war, the War Resolution might have been preferable to letting Bush-Cheney pursue an illegal war alone. But regardless of how one feels about the War Resolution, and giving full credit to the relatively few Americans who knew in advance what a blunder Bush’s invasion of Iraq could be, to accuse all Senators who voted “Yea” of being war mongers is just too stupid to rebut.
Certainly it tells us little about Clinton, but a great deal about the morons who prattle this ignorant claim.
