Hillary Praises Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

News Max ^ | 12/16/03 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax Staff

[WinOne4TheGipper]

U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, praising the former Soviet Union yesterday for its 1979 invasion of Afghanistan, said that the attack helped bring women's rights to the fundamentalist Muslim country.

"The Soviets tried to provide more opportunities for women," Clinton told the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, in a speech billed by her office as "her first major foreign policy address as a U.S. senator."

In quotes picked up by the New York Sun, Mrs. Clinton noted that Afghanistan was "the place where September 11 was conceived and implemented." She then criticized the Bush administration for not focusing more on the former al-Qaeda stronghold.

Contrasting the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan with that of the Evil Empire, Clinton complained, "Too soon the eyes of the administration moved from Kabul to Baghdad."

The former first lady detailed her Thanksgiving Day meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, saying she urged him to implement a high-profile effort to improve maternal health.

Clinton said that such a program would be critical because the people of Afghanistan need to see that America's presence has produced "tangible results" like schools and health clinics - not just electoral and political reforms.

She then suggested that a Soviet-style occupation of Afghanistan, which included the wholesale slaughter of the Afghan people in a bid to install a puppet government, had its merits, since Moscow "tried to provide more opportunities for women."

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Nothing matters except the advancement of the socialist agenda.

[tomahawk]

The witch is on her broom again.

[RoughDobermann]

"The Soviets tried to provide more opportunities for women," Clinton told the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, in a speech billed by her office as "her first major foreign policy address as a U.S. senator."

Well, I guess in a way they did. By killing all the eligible males, the gals had more opportunity and a better selection....

[alisasny]

I was watching recent footage of Afghanistand and saw plenty of women wearing the burka's...I guess they missed the wonders of the soviet invasion 20 so years ago......

[RightWhale]

Women's rights as a subset of human rights is a fine career, but to reach so far as the USSR invasion in search of the czar's warm water port is an act of selfish demagoguery.

[smith288]

Howard Dean followed up the comments from Hillary by saying, "I agree with Hillary and also support the idea of have close diplomatic ties with the Soviet Union."

[Consort]

Comradette Hillary is showing her true colors: the red, red, and red.

[Mac The Knife]

women's rights

women's rights? I always have wondered if Hillary would defend the rights of Juanita Broadrick?

[ImpBill]

"She then suggested that a Soviet-style occupation of Afghanistan ... had its merits ..."

This from the smartest woman on the face of the earth? I sure hope someone at the GOP is bookmarking these treasures to use against when she decides it is time to make her "fly" for the presidency.

[PogySailor]

"The Soviets tried to provide more opportunities for women," Clinton told the Council on Foreign Relations in New York..

How? By dropping booby trapped toys to their kids? What a sicko she is.

[bray]

"The Soviets tried to provide more opportunities for women," Clinton told the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, in a speech billed by her office as "her first major foreign policy address as a U.S. senator."

Opportunities for women means abortions. First major foreign policy as a U.S. Senator as opposed to presidential candidate. Definately running and going to throw her broom in the ring next month.

Pray for W and Merry Christmas to Our Troops

[SandRat]

Do us a favor and replace the "C" in her last name with the Hammer, Sickle, and Star in future postings.

Accuracy you know.

[ImpBill]

Howard Dean followed up the comments from Hillary by saying, "I agree with Hillary and also support the idea of have close diplomatic ties with the Soviet Union."

Is is just wishful thinking on his part, or does Mr. Dean not fully understand the "Soviet UNION" hasn't been in existence for quite some time now.

[RoughDobermann]

Definately running and going to throw her broom in the ring next month.

Bring her on. She'll get stomped like a narc at a biker rally.

[Free_at_last_-2001]

The democRats do miss their Soviet Union dean talked about it last week now hillary this week - Too many drugs in the sixties!

[Chummy]

Did Billary check with Jimmy Carter for his thoughts on this?

[Loyal Buckeye]

The Dem's platform: (1)Don't give Pres. Bush any credit and (2)they can do whatever he does but faster, cheaper and better because they are smarter. Too bad, their rhetoric doesn't live up to their actions and too bad that Pres. Bush is ahead of them every step of the way.

[scott7278]

Socialist Ping.

[scott7278]

Yep...the end justifies the means. Wonderful policy, huh?

[The Great RJ]

I'm certain Stalin also advanced women's causes not to mention Mussolini making the trains run on time and Hitler building nice highways.