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Theresa Lux Mihi Deus
Joined: 17 Jun 2001 Posts: 27256 Location: United States of America
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Sat Feb 03, 2007 6:52 pm Clinton Promises to End War if Elected |
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(AP) Democratic Presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. gestures while speaking at the...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she would not have attacked Iraq if she were president in 2002 and would end the war if elected, as she tried to blunt rivals like John Edwards who are stoking anti-war passions in the Democratic Party.
Clinton, raising her voice at one point to be heard above anti-war hecklers, suggested that calls from Edwards and others to cut off funding for President Bush's troop increase are unlikely to win approval in a narrowly divided Senate.
"Believe me, I understand the frustration and the outrage," Clinton said in a speech to the Democratic National Committee meeting that brought the party's nine White House hopefuls together for the first time. "You have to have 60 votes to cap troops, to limit funding to do anything. If we in Congress don't end this war before January 2009, as president, I will."
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WeAz Commodore
Joined: 03 Apr 2004 Posts: 1519 Location: Where you aren't
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Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:16 pm |
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Well, heres the fist good reason to vote for her.
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Theresa Lux Mihi Deus
Joined: 17 Jun 2001 Posts: 27256 Location: United States of America
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Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:22 pm |
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Really? She can predict the future? If 9/11 hadn't happened, Bush would have been able to hold true to his downsizing promise, too. But since we never know for certain what is coming, it's incredibly stupid for politicians to make promises of any kind. They almost always prove to be false.
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Pan13 Lieutenant Commander
Joined: 22 Apr 2004 Posts: 338 Location: Belgium
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Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:31 pm |
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why is it stupid for politicians to make promises? It helps them get elected, even if they won't be able to keep their promise
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Theresa Lux Mihi Deus
Joined: 17 Jun 2001 Posts: 27256 Location: United States of America
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Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:38 pm |
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If you can't answer that question for yourself, then no one can.
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Republican_Man STV's Premier Conservative
Joined: 26 Mar 2004 Posts: 14823 Location: Classified
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Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:42 pm |
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Theresa's right. It's most certainly stupid to make promises one isn't guaranteed to keep. It's like a kid running for Class President promising to get this new thing installed in the school. He can put pressure, but the chances of it actually happening are next to none.
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Joined: 19 Feb 2003 Posts: 8715 Location: between chaos and melody
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Sat Feb 03, 2007 10:23 pm |
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I would not vote for her. I wouldn't vote for her if she was planning on legalizing marijuana. (probably a lie there, though)
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