Clinton Faces Iraq War Questions In New Hampshire ["The mistakes were made by this president...]

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[Sub-Driver]

Clinton Faces Iraq War Questions In New Hampshire

(AP) BERLIN, N.H. Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton faced tough questions Saturday from New Hampshire voters skeptical about her stand on the Iraq war, including one who demanded that she repudiate her 2002 Senate vote to send U.S. troops into battle.

In her first presidential campaign visit to the early voting state, Clinton sought to focus on her plans to revive struggling small-town economies, universal health care and making college more affordable. But at a crowded town hall meeting of some 350 people, Clinton was peppered with questions about Iraq.

Her toughest questioner was Roger Tilton, 46, a financial adviser from Nashua, N.H. Tilton told the New York senator that unless she recanted her vote, he was not in the mood to listen to her other policy ideas.

"I want to know if right here, right now, once and for all and without nuance, you can say that war authorization was a mistake," Tilton said. "I, and I think a lot of other primary voters -- until we hear you say it, we're not going to hear all the other great things you are saying."

In response, Clinton repeated her assertion that "knowing what we know now, I would never have voted for it," and said voters would have to decide for themselves whether her position was acceptable.

[Sub-Driver]

"Bill gained about 20 pounds in the New Hampshire primary and I cannot afford that."

Jeez.........

[EagleUSA]

Why even listen to her -- she is an established liar.

[Hildy]

This is why Rudy will be so refreshing...he has NOTHING to parse.

[lilylangtree]

Another tired old "Bush did it" defense. Same old same old.

[SomeoneNeedsToSayIt]

It's always someone else's fault with her and Bill...

[Bommer]

The "Smartest Woman" on the planet was mislead by her husband and by the "dumbest President" in history? How can that be.....unless she really is a MORON that believes her press releases on how smart she is!

[CFC__VRWC]

Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton faced tough questions Saturday from New Hampshire voters skeptical about her stand on the Iraq war, including one who demanded that she repudiate her 2002 Senate vote to send U.S. troops into battle.

There was not a single question she faced that wasn't carefully scripted by her campaign staff, given to a Dim activist hand-picked by the campaign to be part of the "audience", and given an answer that wasn't exhaustively focus-group tested and rehearsed. This whole event is all about trying on her latest excuse for her Iraq war vote.

[N. Theknow]

Her toughest questioner was Roger Tilton, 46, a financial adviser from Nashua, N.H.

If it's the Roger Tilton I heard once, he was hand picked for the question.

Delegate Slates for the January 27, 2004 NH Democratic Presidential Primary
Delegates Go to Candidates Achieving at Least 15% of the Vote

Second Congressional District

Kerry
Male
1. Michael Atkins, Lyndeborough
2. Robert MacLellan, Henniker
3. George Sykes, Lebanon
4. Roger Tilton, Nashua

[malia]

Were we set up.... thanks to Glenn Beck for collecting the quotes from the x-impeached clintons, Albright, Berger, Pelosi, Gore and so many others

BEFORE 9/11


JANUARY 30, 2004 | Document Location: http://www.glennbeck.com/news/01302004.shtml

"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line."
- President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998 | Source

"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program."
- President Bill Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998 | Source

"We must stop Saddam from ever again jeopardizing the stability and security of his neighbors with weapons of mass destruction."
- Madeline Albright, Feb 1, 1998 | Source

"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983."
- Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998 | Source

"[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs."
Letter to President Clinton.
- (D) Senators Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, others, Oct. 9, 1998 | Source

"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998 | Source

"Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies."
- Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999 | Source

AFTER 9/11......

"Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime ... He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation ... And now he is miscalculating America's response to his continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction ... So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real..."
- Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Jan. 23. 2003 | Source

"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force -- if necessary -- to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security."
- Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9, 2002 | Source

"We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandate of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and th! e means of delivering them."
- Sen. Carl Levin (D, MI), Sept. 19, 2002 | Source

"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country."
- Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002 | Source

"Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power."
- Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002 | Source

"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction."
- Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002 | Source

"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. Intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons..."
- Sen. Robert Byrd (D, WV), Oct. 3, 2002 | Source

"There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working aggressively to develop nuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear weapons within the next five years ... We also should remember we have always underestimated the progress Saddam has made in development of weapons of mass destruction."
- Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D, WV), Oct 10, 2002 | Source

"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members ... It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons."
- Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002 | Source

"We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a developing capacity for the production and storage of weapons of mass destruction."
- Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL), Dec. 8, 2002 | Source



http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/july-dec98/albright_11-12.html


http://www.cnn.com/US/9812/16/clinton.iraq.speech/

http://www.glennbeck.com/news/01302004.shtml

on clinton

[malia]

Oh, Wow!!!! good memory!!

[pissant]

Except his stands on guns and abortion.

[sgtbono2002]

Thanks know,its nice to know nothing slips by freepers..

[petercooper]

bttt

[CFC__VRWC]

Thank you very much for confirming what I stated in #7!

[RightWhale]

The only mistake was to not get the Declaration of War from Congress.

[DakotaRed]

Hitlery, 2007 ~~ Clinton repeated her assertion that "knowing what we know now, I would never have voted for it'"

Hitlery 2004 ~~ "No, I don't regret giving the president authority because at the time it was in the context of weapons of mass destruction, grave threats to the United States, and clearly, Saddam Hussein had been a real problem for the international community for more than a decade."

Also, Hitlery said, concerning the lack of WMDs found, "The consensus was the same, from the Clinton administration to the Bush administration," she said. "It was the same intelligence belief that our allies and friends around the world shared."

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/21/iraq.hillary

[lilylangtree]

Thanks. This is surprising.

[lionheart 247365]

I was for the war before I was against the war .(sound familiar)
In other words;
I was for the war but now I don't want to live up to the commitment I made so it's probably best for Iran to take over Iraq now and we'll settle with Iran using the United Nations. You know with the French , the Germans the Spanish and the Iranians all singing Goom By Ah . That's the Hillary plan .

[BulletBobCo]

"Someone one time asked me a hard question. I took him to a park and ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti."

[TigersEye]

"I voted for the war before I wished I hadn't voted for the war." Hillary Rotten