Hillary Blasts Bush on Fallujah Attacks

News Max ^ | 1 apr 04 | Carl Limbacher

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Hillary Blasts Bush on Fallujah Attacks

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton blasted the Bush administration on Thursday for sending too few troops and not enough military equipment to Iraq, saying the of lack of U.S. resources contributed to the attacks in Fallujah that killed four U.S. workers on Tuesday.

"It was heartbreaking and horrible to see the desecration of the four men who were killed in Fallujah," Clinton told Democratic Party radio host Al Franken.

Calling Fallujah "one of the epicenters of Saddam Hussein's support," Sen. Clinton said, "Clearly we have to increase our response and make it more effective."

She then reminded:

"Of course I've been saying for more than a year that we didn't send in enough troops in the beginning. I think the administration wanted to do both Afghanistan and Iraq with as few troops and as limited a commitment as possible. I think it was a mistake."

Clinton said that Bush had made a critical error by not eliminating al Qaeda before attacking Iraq.

"I believe that whether or not you agree with the action in Iraq, the timing of it diverted resources and equipment like the Predators and many of our Special Ops and intelligence personnel from Afghanistan prior to getting the job done there with respect to completely eliminating the al Qaeda presence in Afghanistan."

The former first lady also had words of praise for Bush terrorism policy critic Richard Clarke, saying he did a good job in exposing "our shortcomings as a nation."

"Mr. Clarke has, I think, come across very credibly and knowledgeably about what he saw as our shortcomings as a nation, which is a totally fair assessment because we had never been up against an enemy like this before - and what we should be doing to protect ourselves."

Mrs. Clinton noted that Clarke's complaints about the Iraq war mirrored her own, saying, "he has made a very important point about the diversion of time, attention and resources and commitment from Afghanistan, which he argues has undermined the overall war against terror."

"He has to be taken very seriously," she added.

While critical of the Bush war policy, she said her husband's administration deserved a big part of the credit for U.S. military success in Iraq.

"So much that had proved successful had been developed during the Clinton administration, tried out in Bosnia and Kosovo, and lessons learned in places like Haiti and Somalia," she told Franken. "And I'm very proud of the very positive record that the Clinton administration had in helping to prepare the military for the future."

[blackbart.223]

"I have a theory that Hillary is behind the Richard Clarke book."

And I'm sure you are not far off the mark. That horrid bitch and her loathsome "husband" love to push their ambition off the loss of better people.

[jerry639]

I think President Bush will take care of Kerry without any help from her. Then we can start getting ready to halt her run for the White House.

[Mike Darancette]

I imagine that something will be said at Mosque on Friday and some bodies of offending locals will start appearing.

[AFreeBird]

By golly; I think they ought to give the old *itch an M16 and send her over there to take care of it then. She's an expert don'tchaknow

[risk]

I'm confused. Aren't we holding back because we're afraid of what Hillary will say if we take retribution? If we do, how long will it be before Hillary is calling for our President to go before a U.N. human rights commission?

[E=MC²]

"Clearly we have to increase our response and make it more effective."

Would this be before or after or during the demonrats blast Bush for spending too much money in Iraq???

[hobson]

I've never read that before. I am sickened.

[kcvl]

I really despise that woman!

[GottaLuvAkitas1]

grrrr I just can't stand her! If her husband had done ANYthing useful we may not be in this situation. She and Kennedy need to take a nice long drive with HIM at the wheel.

[kcvl]

can't wait to see something you have done which you aren't proud of

First, you would have to have shame. There is none of that in the Clinton's households.

[John Lenin]

[blackbart.223]

"Damn bush taxing us to death and throwing all our jobs to communist countries like china and you are so fking stupid you are still thinking about the clintons. You idiot.

You should learn sentence structure and puncuation. Having said that your hero John Kerry and his wife are invested in a plant in Communist China. The Kerrys are invested in a lot of overseas investments but you are to blinded by your idealism to see it.

[AmericanVictory]

Sheds an interesting light on when she and her co-president actually did fail in this way in Somalia. We are always struck by the Clintons' mirroring statements. It seems to be a habit with them as with all pathological liars.

[ladyinred]

I just started reading the new book, Madame Hillary, and it is a great read already. This woman a Marxist, is running for President as we all know, and is directing the campaign against the President from behind the scenes. She is trying here to set herself up as a possible war time President, while lying about her husband's treatment of the military. What a joke Hillary.

[SoCalPol]

This poor excuse for a human being craps on the
president and then tells him he stinks.

[Eva]

I forgot to add my last point, Hillary's publisher also published Clarke's book for an undisclosed amount.

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[blackbart.223]

"I forgot to add my last point, Hillary's publisher also published Clarke's book for an undisclosed amount."

No suprise there.