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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[RottiBiz]

She is traveling with Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island.

Poor guy isn't even acknowledged by anyone or interviewed by the press.

[MEG33]

He voted against the resolution giving Bush authority to go to war..nice choice of a travelling companion for "Heillary".Downright freudian I'd say.

[texasbluebell]

Never apologize for being honest.

Hehehe.

[PeyersPatches]

Anyone see FOX News carry this story?

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Let's light up O'Reilly and Hannity's email boxes and see if they hop on the story tomorrow.

I am betting Rush will be all over it - which means the rest will follow quickly.

[RottiBiz]

I wonder what motivated him to tag along. He must have known she would be getting all of the media attention.

My guess is he just wants people to know he's been there so he can report "eye witness" negative news on T.V. when he gets back.

I'll bet he'll be on Fox News next week.

[MEG33]

Gag!

[concerned about politics]

I am betting Rush will be all over it

He'd be appauled as well, no doubt. These are our troops she's setting up for defeat to win a stupid election. Satanic Witch. She's just as much anti-American as her discraced serrogate spouce.

[oceanview]

sure, we can win. we can have "our side" use her words to make political points. and we should. our goal is to keep her out of the white house. but we cannot afford to make her "the victim". she thrives on that.

[firebrand]

Thanks for the ping, Calpernia! I saw this in the New York Daily News yesterday and couldn't believe my eyes.

I had sworn off politics for the weekend but couldn't resist relating this one to the assembled throng. I was immediately countered with a report that the GOP had sent phony e-mails somewhere--what the h was that person talking about, and what gave him the outrageous notion that it in any way approaches the b*itch's treason? I have never heard of anything so outrageous in my life.

GRRRRRRRRRRR, liberal family members! And boy did I miss FR. I am glad to see this thread up in the thousands (haven't finished reading it yet). Thank you all for the proper anger. I don't know what I'd do without you.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"I am betting Rush will be all over it"

Rush is not afraid of hitlery.
Rupert Murdoch is. That's why he won't let FOX run this story.
Murdoch made sure FOX News gave hitlery plenty of
GOOD press coverage when she ran for the US Senate.
She had more coverage on FOX than any other US Senator in the 2000 elections.

[Barnacle]

...... Hillary Clinton

[The Westerner]

"Hanoi Hillary."

Baghdad Hill

[Aeronaut]

The Wellstone Memorial Ralley. It was the dems puting the "fun" back in funeral.

God in heaven forgive me, I hate them.

[workerbee]

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.

Ego knows no flippin' bounds with this cretin. What a load of crap. Ooooh, it makes my blood boil to hear this kind of garbage -- and the soldiers aren't permitted to correct her, either. What a piece of putrid traitorous filth she is.

Anything more, and the Admin Monitor may as well removed me right now....

[Aeronaut]

I saw Hillary on television, shaking hands with the troops (all nine of them.) Shake their hand, smile, turn, pose for the cameras, next. She must have spent all of 10 seconds with each soldier. And the smile, the smile was fake

I saw that, too. It looked as set up and "plastic" as her book tour thingie. She's breathing perfectly good air that some cockroach could be using.

[MEG33]

Many posts ago I said"It's the thought that she could hurt the morale of one 19 year old soldier that has me BOILING MAD".

[PeyersPatches]

Rupert Murdoch is. That's why he won't let FOX run this story.

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Why is Murdoch afraid of her?

[PeyersPatches]

Rush is not afraid of hitlery.

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One of the many reasons I love that guy! :)

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"Why is Murdoch afraid of her?"

hitlery has connections in China, so does Murdoch.

Here is a real eye opener

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Check the description of Chinabyte.com

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