Posted on 11/18/2005 4:51:16 PM PST by NormsRevenge
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Former President Clinton said Friday that the debate between Republicans and Democrats about the Iraq war should go on — without personal attacks.
"I think we should be able to talk about this in a mature way," Clinton said after a speech in Little Rock marking the first anniversary of the opening of his presidential library. "I want to depersonalize the debate so we can have the debate and listen to one another."
Clinton referred to Rep. John Murtha (news, bio, voting record), a hawkish Pennsylvania Democrat with close military ties who on Wednesday called for an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.
Republicans chastised Murtha for advocating what they called a strategy of surrender and abandonment. The White House fired off a statement comparing the combat-decorated Vietnam veteran to war critic-movie producer Michael Moore.
"He shouldn't be attacked," Clinton said. "He didn't attack the president, the vice president."
Political adversaries should stop demonizing each other, he said.
"This personal venom that has gotten into our public life is bad for us and it isn't real," Clinton said. "No three-dimensional human deserves to be turned into a two-dimensional cartoon."
The former president said he has no doubt the Bush administration believes its troop deployment decisions in Iraq are right. But, he added: "The only thing that really matters is, is it good for us? Is it good for Iraq? Is it good for the world?"
During his speech to the Rotary Club of Little Rock, Clinton sang the praises of his presidential library, which has attracted nearly a half million visitors since it opened a year ago.
Exactly who in the administration has personally attacked Murtha?
Kerry said a similar thing while personally attacking Cheney and the other non-military administration members in the next breath.
This coming from the guy who pinned personal responsibility for the Oklahoma City bombing on Rush Limbaugh.
"in a mature way"
ROTFLOL! As if Bubba knows anything about being mature.
More MSM spin and lies.
G-d forgive me for what I am wishing on this traitorous scum.
Nobody compared him to Moore. They expressed wonder that he was adopting similar policy stances as Moore.
And since when is Clinton gentle in his debate? He has repeatedly degraded our country and the current president to foreign audiences - something far outside expected standards for former presidents.
Bring the cigars and we'll talk about it like reasonable men. Ya know, the "special" cigars.
I wouldn't put one of those in my mouth, and I'm a card carryin' lesbian trapped in a man's body!
And Newt Gingrich, too.
Translation-
You People Shut up! How can we lie, demonize, accuse this President of sending our troops to be murdered and murder innocent civilians that lead to impeachment if you all keep bringing up our old remarks and kicking us below the belt...like...like...A Majority Party would!
"I like guys who have never been there to criticize us who have been there. I like that. I like guys that have got five deferments and never been there ands end people to war and then don't like to hear suggestions about what needs to be done."
John Murtha is a s**tbird, and once again, Bill Clinton is a lying sack of feces.
John Murtha, Jr. - Democrat - U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania. Implicated in the Abscam sting, in which FBI agents impersonating Arab businessmen offered bribes to political figures; Murtha was cited as an unindicted co-conspirator
So being compared to Michael Moore is an insult . . .
Like you ever produced any results when it came to military matters Mr.BJ!
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