Hillary to Troops: Support for War Fading

NewsMax.com ^ | 11/29/03 | "With Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff"

[thesummerwind]

Moderator note: I know it's going to be tough, but, please watch the calls for violence against this creature.

In a demoralizing message to U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq, visiting New York Sen. Hillary Clinton told them that Americans back home are growing increasingly skeptical of President Bush's decision to send them into battle.

Describing two meetings with G.I.s over turkey dinners in Baghdad, Sen. Clinton told reporters later that soldiers wanted to know "how the people at home feel about what we are doing."

Clinton said she told the troops, "Americans are wholeheartedly proud of what you are doing but there are many questions at home about the (Bush) administration's policies."

She also suggested that the U.S. could eventually loose the war in Iraq, contending, "We have to exert all of our efforts militarily, but the outcome is not assured."

Despite her sour pronouncements, the former first lady insisted that the soldiers were just as glad to see her as they were President Bush, whose surprise visit less than 24-hours earlier was greeted with standing ovations.

"It's a positive for the commander-in-chief to visit troops in the field," Clinton told reporters, adding, "the troops [also] seemed to appreciate seeing myself."

Speaking from a secure location just over the Kuwaiti border, Mrs. Clinton launched one verbal salvo after another at the White House, arguing that Bush officials had been "obsessed" with getting Saddam Hussein and saying the perception blinded them to the difficulties of deposing his regime.

"The Pentagon tried to make do with as few troops as possible, as light a footprint as they could get away with," Clinton said. "Now, we're playing catchup . . . Unfortunately, I don't think they fully appreciated the conditions we would encounter."

The top Democrat also reprised her charge that the White House is being less than candid when it comes to apprising the American people of the costs of the war.

"The obstacles and problems here are much greater than the administration usually admits to," she said, adding, "Everybody has to be honest."

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[thesummerwind]

I'm not sure, but that is an excellent idea. Can you imagine what damage this ONE visit by the witch has done?

God!

[Long Cut]

Jane Fonda redux.

I guess I don't have to tell you all how sick this made me to read.

However, fortunately, not too many of the boys even knew she was about after the President's visit, which everyone is STILL talking about. Those that did know a Clinton was around were just laughing like Hell that she got upstaged.

[BlessedBeGod]

She also suggested that the U.S. could eventually loose the war in Iraq, contending, "We have to exert all of our efforts militarily, but the outcome is not assured."

This is not only an insult to our fine military, but to all the other military from other countries who are over there, too.

[Peach]

I'd think there would be serious repercussions to a soldier who told this Senator (or probably any Senator) to go to he!!.

But we can tell her. Both at the voting booth and in letters and on FR.

[TomGuy]

Clinton said she told the troops, "Americans are wholeheartedly proud of what you are doing but there are many questions at home about the (Bush) administration's policies."

That is close to treasonous -- an elected official being on foreign soil, decrying American foreign/military policy, in a war zone, to the American troops fighting in that war zone.

Clinton's words are Despicable!

[thesummerwind]

I'll bet she also far** in crowded elevators . . . . . just before she gets off.

That's just her breath.

[SerpentDove]

HANOI HILLARY

[Finalapproach29er]

You lived up to your title. Very clear case.

[nicmarlo]

Clinton told reporters, adding, "the troops [also] seemed to appreciate seeing myself."

"Everybody has to be honest."

Everybody but you, shillery. It doesn't even seem to myself that anybody was appreciating yourself in Iraq.

[Tijeras_Slim]

I know it's going to be tough, but, please watch the calls for violence against this creature.

I wish her a long life behind bars.

[ConservativeMan55]

I'm not sure. I know there are limits on his speech.

But just think about it....she's just told him that support for the troops is fading. Is essence she is attacking the war, and he's defending the war and his commanders!

[Peach]

Well that's a good point.

I'd certainly take up his cause and freedom of speech! Course, the ACLU wouldn't. LOL

[admiralsn]

This "puppy" is going to at least 1,000.

About 1/3 of which will be removed by Admin Moderator.

[leadpenny]

LOL! "All your MRE's are belong to us!"

[thesummerwind]

The smartest woman in the ------- Bull!

Her clothes smell, her "deeds" smell, her words smell, and her thoughts smell.

[mountaineer]

Here's the same information from a more "credible" source, perhaps, the Buffalo News (excerpt):

The morale of the troops, she said, "is very high," but she said the military personnel with whom she spoke in meetings and during "two turkey dinners" wanted to know "how the people at home feel about what we are doing."

" "Americans are wholeheartedly proud of what you are doing,' " Clinton said she replied, " "but there are many questions at home about the (Bush) administration's policies.' "

.... "I left Afghanistan feeling very positive about what our military personnel had accomplished there, but I am not very confident that we have adequate forces to accomplish the many missions we have been asked to handle," Clinton said.

[riri]

No offense but I think you are wrong. The only people that really know the things you listed are freepers and those like us. And unfortuneately, we are not a majority.

The media will start beating her drum the week after election day 2004. She will increasingly do things to appear moderate, tough, and defense friendly.

Am I not saying she is a shoe-in but I am saying she cannot be underestimated. I never thought for one minute they could win in 1992, highly doubted she could win the Senate seat in NY and I never dreamt their cohert Janet Napaitano could win the governor's seat here in "conservative" Arizona

[Salvey]

I really think she should run for President this time- let's get it over with.... RUN, HILLARY, RUN!

Agreed. Let's purge this country of the Clintons once and for all.

[jimbo123]

Hitlery Rotten is a dispicable b*tch.

[aculeus]

Those photos say it all!!!!