Ms. Clinton has changed her mind on the war because it is now politically expedient to do so. That is not the issue. The issue is that she, along with a number of other democratic senators and congressmen, failed to hold the administration accountable for it's rationale for going to war in the runup to the invasion. That lack of oversight is something she owns and which hurts her credibiity on this issue.

Of Course Hillary is going to back out of what she said was right prior to what has transpired in Iraq since. For goodness sakes, she wants to get elected. Hello??? Are we so ignorant that there is not a single person that will tell this lady she is no different than any other impudent politician we have had to listen to about this war? I, for one, will never vote for her. I would vote for Ms. Rice though. At least she looks mean.

Is Hillary trying to pull a John Kerry? Does she think we have short memories?

Artful dodge is right. Clinton has spent the last several years voting, schmoozing and photo-oping a charade centrist position. But when the chips go down, as they soon will, she will make a quick scoot back to the left fringe turf that will ultimately propel her into the Presidency. There will be NO stopping the Hillary juggernaught.

Gosh what a total shocker. A Clinton telling the public exactly what they want to hear. If she can learn to be (both slimy and) smooth like her alleged husband, she'll be well on her way to winning what has become an overgrown popularity contest.

Hillary is scary - As Bubba would do, she will say whatever she needs to .................

Well first she shores up the kook fringe left. Then after the primaries she can run to the center to get elected with the national media throwing her softballs and playing her to the public as the new saviour of humanity. Then after the election she will turn hard left again. Can we not come up with any fresh candidates in this nation?

Another flipflopper will be running in 2008? Oh man.

Hillary, would have, could have should have ???
What does "would have" mean ? There are alot of things I would not do if I could see forward in time. To talk about it afterward just highlights what she did wrong.
why didnt she make that decision then ? She had no trouble with bombing Serbia in the 90s and we know they never had WMD. THey never even tried to develop WMD. Why did we go in there? They are by no means worse than Saddam THAT IS FOR SURE

The Iraq war is another example of an intelligence failure. No one would advocate war if we knew then what we know now. Even from the first Bush through President Clinton to the @nd Bush- everyone in the "know" seems to think Saddam had WMDs. Who knows, they may be sitting in Syria to this day. The Monday morning quarterbacking in this situation is typical of all politicians, Republican and Democratic. That is the problem with politicians, there can never be enough teflon.

There used to be a time where our representatives used to know more about an issue that the public and would lead the public to understand the correct action. Now these politician seem to want to follow. The people in this country polled about the war in Iraq can not even name the Prime Minister of Iraq. They don't know how many people Saddam killed or that his military was shooting at the jets patrolling the no-fly zone. Politicians know better but until they start to lead instead of follow, we are in trouble.

Bob

Congratulations, Hillary. Like the rest of your party, you have acted like a woman by having no resolve. It was only a matter or time.

She's trying to save her butt. This is war. It never goes as planned, and you have to adjust. I don't want a person for president who authorizes going to war to get half way through it and say, "Oh no, we shouldn't be here, it's too tough". That's weakness. She knew the same intelligence as Bush, and the other world leaders, and you do the best with what you have at the time, and then you finish the job. She will say anything to be president. And now, the world knows it. Thank God she is showing who she is.

Yeah, what a shocker. That ANYONE in politics would tell people what they want to hear. Of course, the expedient thing is to simply say Hillary Clinton is the only one to practice this. Did I say expedient? I meant disingenuous. She's certainly held to a different standard than the other politicos.

And Emperor Hirohito wouldn't have sent the planes to Pearl Harbor if he had known how it would all turn out.

I must be the eternal optimist. Senator Hillary Rodham-Rodham scares me as much as anything there is. I choose to believe in the true American that will make informed decisions and will remember those that have turned on us in both words and deeds. (The last election was a message sender to those who have lost their way.)

I'm a republican. I supported the war. I supported the invasion of Iraq because, among other things, we had "evidence" as presented by Colin Powell to the UN. Face it, America, we were all played like fiddles by Bush and the NeoCons. While I don't know for sure that I'll vote democrat in the next election, I don't see what's wrong with Hillary saying what she said. I'm sure the VAST majority of us would have looked at Iraq differently knowing what we know now.

I find her comments laughable-- if dozens of web pundits could find reams of evidence casting doubt on the administration's pre-war claims, including CIA reports, UN reports, etc. she has no excuse for her ignorance. (Hey Hillary, bookmark antiwar.com, you'll learn a lot).

I refuse to believe that our Congressional Dems were not privvy to this information-- they were simply afraid of being cast as "soft on terror" and went along with the path to war. Typical politicians, evil, mendacious bastards, the lot of them.

I hope you read this Hillary, and read closely... you may fool some Americans in this, but don't act the fool just to position yourself politically. You knew, Ms. Rodham. You knew the shot!! Don't play dumb when you are positioning for the presidency. Hold some integrity about yourself and admit you KNEW what you were doing when you VOTED YES for the Iraq war!!

Wow, what leadership. She'll make a great Monday Morning Quarterback !!!

From the cheated on woman to senator and maybe president who needs Clintons back in White House?...Just remember who made the most visits there?....Inventor of terrorism Y Arafat...with Hillary kissing his wife on countless times

Surprise, surprise...Hillary doin' the Kerry dance. The most "ethical" party is having a time getting started! Hillary blows like a feather in the wind. If she becomes president, it's pretty obvious our country will slide further down the socialist path, because they of course know whats best for the rest of us.

For once I would like the media to hold the Senate accountable for not declaring war on Iraq.

Freedom of Press is granted for a reason...do not become a willing accomplice of Washington DC, regardless of "what side of the aisle" you prefer.

We the voters must hold every Senator responsible for ducking their Constitution duties in this regard. The Constitution limits their power: They will not obey it if we allow them to shirk.

A lot of people would never have voted for Bill Clinton (and Hillary) if they knew then what they know now...

She's a born liar. Perfect to be a politician. The ends justify the means. If she is elected, God save us.

of course Hillary voted for the war...she is what some call a "NEOCON lite". look at her record, it proves it.

Oh, wowwee! This is brilliant! "If we only knew then what we know now this would be such a better world."

I can hardly wait to see Hillary's 2008 presidential campaign slogan, "Leading America with 20/20 Hindsight!"

What a hoot! This Woman doesn't have what it takes to lead this Country, that's already been proven. They all were ready to go after the bad guys after 9/11 but didn't have the guts or brains. They want to bribe the enemy and make nice, while they murder innocent Americans. George Bush went after them,making us safer. And we have to fight people like Sen. Moron, plus the enemy! Go be President of Cuba or some place else!!

What a crock! It shows you how stupid she thinks the average voter is.
Yeah Hillary, I'll bet Lincoln would say "Jeez, if I knew what I know now, I never would've gone to the theater that night". She's a phony through and through. Consider the following quote in light of her "current" position:

"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

Why, by 2008 she will be claiming she actually voted against the war...what a surprise.

I'm always amazed at the people that don't understand...we were ALL lied to, including Congress, by this administration. No one in their right mind would have voted for this mess if we hadn't been lied to. The fault lies down Pennsylvania Avenue, not in anything Congress did.

What a hoot! This Woman doesn't have what it takes to lead this Country, that's already been proven. They all were ready to go after the bad guys after 9/11 but didn't have the guts or brains. They want to bribe the enemy and make nice, while they murder innocent Americans. George Bush went after them,making us safer. And we have to fight people like Sen. Moron, plus the enemy! Go be President of Cuba or some place else!!

Try this one Hillary, "I actually voted for the war before I voted against it". Hillary is a joke. What kind of idiot gets up there a says they wouldn't have voted for the war knowing what they know now.

The great tragedy is that in the minds her adoring media advocates this makes her courageous. She must not be elected in 08'.

M Johnson: I cordially hope you are wrong about the juggernaut. My fears are something else again.

T and Deborah: The woman is, like her husband, a grifter. The con is on. I will always remember what Brit Hume said years ago, in 1993, after Michael Kelly's piece entitled "Saint Hillary" was published in the NYT magazine: She believes she is morally gifted. This is the reason for her tightly-controlled political machine and her extremely disciplined campaign, running now these many years. She believes she knows what is best for all of us, and she further believes she knows best how to bring it about. What better definition is there of tyranny? Bill wants love. Hillary wants power. The devil is seductive above all else. Spare us from these two!

I'm pretty sure that even Bush would have done things differently if he knew then, what he knows now. Ms. Clinton, 20-20 hindsight is easy and no excuse...our leaders are paid to think ahead.

I'm really releaved to hear that from Mrs. Clinton. Now I have no problem voting AGAINST her, lol.
From an OIF Vet (the new Vets to spit upon).

I think the memories here on these comments are a little short. First of all the vote was not a vote for war, it was to give the President the right to go to war "as a last resort". Second it is hard to lead oversight hearings when you are the minority in Congress. But I guess you guys are right(no pun intended), shame on those senators for believing in their President, and believing in his cause and now realize they were wrong...as was he(the President).

I think the most important issue here is not what Hillary says, although she obviously designs her statements to manipulate the American public as well as keeping her own interests as a priority, but what ULTIMATELY the gullible American public ( read consumers as they've obviously bought into the 'consumer ' moniker and have forgotten what it means to be an American 'citizen' ) will believe and react to.

EVERY politician in Washington is bought and paid for by multi-national bankers and the corporate powers that be. Heck, Woodrow Wilson sold the Federal Reserve to bankers back in the '30's. That's right, the FED, who prints our money and controls the gold in Fort Knox ( read federal insurance ) is owned not by the American people or our government, but multi-national crooks. An old saying goes: "whoever has the most gold makes the rules", and people, it ain't you or me anymore. Voting has become a method of of population control. Especially when judges can overturn the wishes of the voters at a whim. Consumerism is the 'new slavery' which caters to the lowest common denominator. Now that Colleges are engaged primarily in socio-political indoctrination, why do you think it's so important for EVERYONE to attend ? Especially given that there aren't enough jobs for every graduate ? Big Brother is here and alive & well ! The constitution has become something to manipulate instead of honor, and it's your tail that's on the line.

All one has to do is observe the Obama buzz to see my point. Democracy is dead in America, we've degenerated into a marketing driven Fascist Socialism. And by and large, we've collectively bought into it. Ignorance is now king as wisdom is dead in America. Just as ancient Rome fell, so is America doing today ! Integrity no longer has any value here, nor is it respected or recognized any longer . . . We're sunk . . . .

I left the Democratic Party after about 35 years. When I retired and had time to pay attention, I realized that the Democrats;
1. Believe we(the electorate) are all stupid
2.Think we are all greedy.
3. Are sure that we all have short memories. I am now the Vice-President of the vast rightwing conspiracy.

M Johnson: I cordially hope you are wrong about the juggernaut. My fears are something else again.

T and Deborah: The woman is, like her husband, a grifter. The con is on. I will always remember what Brit Hume said years ago, in 1993, after Michael Kelly's piece entitled "Saint Hillary" was published in the NYT magazine: She believes she is morally gifted. This is the reason for her tightly-controlled political machine and her extremely disciplined campaign, running now these many years. She believes she knows what is best for all of us, and she further believes she knows best how to bring it about. What better definition is there of tyranny? Bill wants love. Hillary wants power. The devil is seductive above all else. Spare us from these two!

"I divorced Bill CLinton, before I didn't divorce him"

Gee, what a suprise. Hillary flips. If she actually stood for something (anything) she would be a boon to this nation. She joins all the other jelly-spined liberals in waffling on such an important issue as saving this country from Muslim wackos who are inevitably going to nuke somebody soon.

I wonder what Hillary's views would have been if the war had gone anotherway with a peacful democratic Iraq????

Isn't that kind of like.."I didn't have sex with that woman'? What does she take us for? Maybe the foods in the liberal media and stupidwood will buy that but you can't rewrite history, Hillary.

Oh yes by the way weren't you at the White House when this all started? Didn't know, ha.

I'm certainly not a big HRC fan, but I think this is goofy. I just don't understand why folks get so worked up by a Dem House or Senate Member saying what Clinton said -- "if I knew then what I know now, I wouldn't have voted as I did." I'll wager many Republicans would say exactly the same thing without the chorus of boos from the peanut gallery. The ones to boo are those who, like GWB and Lieberman, say they would still make the same choice, regardless of the known facts.

She mentioned that she is for the "surge" in troops if there is an objective/final goal...er whatever.

Carville did enough inner polling to say that she could say what she should have said months ago.

Anybody old enough to remember George Romney? He was the leading candidate for the Republican presidential ticket in 1968, until he claimed he had been "brainwashed" by Lyndon Johnson's people into being a proponent of the Vietnam War. He stated that if he had known earlier what he now knows, he wouldn't have backed the war. It cost him the nomination. Sure sounds a lot like Hilary.

The Clintons’ have flip flopped on almost everything they have ever said. Why should Hillary's actions be any different then her make believe husband. It worked most of the time for him. All she need’s to do is polish up on her sliminess, she already has a lot of people believing in how polished she is.

Today it’s the war in Iraq yesterday it was immigration. What will she change her mind on tomorrow for political gain?

It wouldn’t hurt my feelings if the Clinton’s, Kennedy’s, Kerry’s and the UN would leave this country and go where they would be more appreciated far away from the USA…

Who cares what Clueless Hillary has to say. With her negatives as high as they are she won't be the frauds' nominee in 2008 anyhow. Matters not what her crook husband wants.

Hillary is a bigger liar than her hubby, the philandering ex-prez.

Way to stand by your decisions! As president, will you ever be able to be decisive except for the wine to serve quests at dinner? Presidents make wrong decisions all the time...but better a decision based on what you think is correct and based on principle than to flip a damn coin....sheeeesh...

Take a poll and make a stand. Wow, what a great timely leader she would be.

She can't have it both ways.

By saying she would have voted against the war means she thinks there is no way the military could have ever won this and that Saddam should have stayed in power.

In addition, HER HUSBAND bombed Iraq in Dec 1998 for having WMD. He also signed the Regime Change Act.

Wow, what else would we expect from the Clinton political team. Just enough of an ambiguous statement designed to fool the majority of her voting block that what she says is meaningful.

I can armchair quarterback the Superbowl just as well as anybody but that doesn't give me the right to coach the team next year.

My, isn't hindsight a wonderful thing!

Obvious political manuevering aside, I wholeheartedly believe what she said: So many untruths have been uncovered and sensible politicians admit they were duped by a slick war machine. I'm sure george Bush would even say HE wouldn't have voted for the war if he knew all there is to know now.

"Sen. Clinton has long been viewed as potentially vulnerable on her left flank with regards to the war in a Democratic nomination fight where primary voters and caucus-goers tend to represent the more liberal wing of the party. Clinton has made strides over the last year in speeches, committee hearings, letters to her constituents, and television appearances to criticize the Bush administration's general handling of the war and specifically calling for former Defense Secretary Rumsfeld's resignation."

"made strides" by gum-flapping, rank 20/20 hindsight? This is what makes someone presidential caliber? Are you kidding me?

Well, 3000+ deaths later is a little late for hindsight reflections -- but unless we're planning on electing Congresswoman Barbara Lee for president, I think it would be difficult to find anyone in Washington D.C. who is fit to be president -- if the barometer for getting elected is whether or not they voted in support for the Iraq War. I think most Dems. knew from jumpstreet that the war was wrong -- but they voted for it anyway because nobody wanted to be the unpopular kid in class. I guess people were hoping this would be a "nice" war, where at the end of the day very few of our boys and girls come home in bodybags and Iraq becomes an overnight Shangi-La of democracy in the middle east. We should have learned a long time ago though, that there are no "nice" wars.

Do we want to see All the old baggage from the Clinton era? Do we
want to see Bill back in the Oval Office. And does any woman worth her salt really believes that Hillary did not know about Monica?
Commander and Chief Hillary "What is your experience in the Armed Forces?"

Sen Clinton has been trained by her husband Bill to say exactly what her audience wants to hear. Every Senator had the same information that the President did. They voted the way it was perceived they needed to vote. Now Hiliary needs to pander to the lefty libs in her party to realize her dream of being President.

It is easy to tell when Hiliary is lying. If she is moving her mouth she is lying. For the next two years she will say whatever takes to be President.

Is she making a case for "Monday Morning Quarterbacks" as the primary quality Americans are looking for in the next President of the United States?

Looks like plain old common sense to me. Who would vote to invade a country that doesn't pose a threat to us? She takes a lot more responsibility for her vote than the Republicans do for putting us in there.

LOLOL. What a surprise! Hillary has change her position? I think if you look in the dictionary under "shapeshifter" you'll find a picture of her...whatever she is.

Are people really going to elect this woman president? She will do or say anything to get elected. A more power-mad woman has never existed. I would have trouble sleeping with such a devious person in the White House, and I don't mean Bill.

Hindsight is always 20/20. However,when you are Hillary Clinton you go one step better, just completely disregard the facts and say whatever advances your position, take the public for granted and lie, lie and lie again until your lies are accepted as the truth.

“If I would have known what I know now…” What a poor answer for such a ‘smart’ woman. We would all like to know the future – does she think she will know the future when she is president? The next question should have been… Would you have married Bill if you knew what you know now? The answer to that question would provide great insight.

Hillary will stop herself. Her negatives far outweigh her positives, and she waffles endlessly. By all meansd, Dems, nominate her. It will be an easy Republican victory.

Another flip-flopping politician? What's news about this? If anyone thinks that Mrs. Clinton did not know EVERYTHING there was to know about Iraq, they're kidding themselves, or do not want to be inconvenienced by fact. On another topic, do you think Hillary snubbed the French Socialist Party Presidential candidate because Hillary did not want her own Socialist roots exposed so close to a possible Presidential run???

OF course the wicked witch is denying that she would not have voted...because she didn't know enough and that is the same thing kerry said...that both of them didn't know enough is a lack of forsight and understanding on their part...kerry was on the senate intelligence committee until things looked bad and then he resigned his position..and she certaintly should not have voted at all if she didn't have enough information...that's her problem, too much politics and not enought work...if she can't manage her old man, how can she manage an entire country...

"I did not have inappropriate sexual contact with that women"

Enough said on that family of lying scum.

Our election process is now completely like American Idol and the Miss America Pageant. We've become so stupid that our politicians can even bob and weave in front of us. We're chosing from among "Rock Stars" and celebrities to go up against enemies with the guts and the will to use every means necessary to kill us. Those people don't get their offices by being artful and coy. They get their positions by killing the opposition. We don't have a chance.

Hillary is a big phony. Of course she is a life long Yankee fan? Gee she's from the Chicago suburbs, why she always was a Cub fan before she moved to NY. She will say anything to get elected. Anything.

If the left wing hadn't pull the rug out from under 'W', Rummy, and the troops this war would be over now. I agree with Everett, if we have to have a female pres. I'd go with Rice, she does look mean! :)

Ah yes Hilary, it's so easy to be a Monday morning quarterback. If we would have only known......

I don't know about Hillary. She has been on Bush's side for such a long time and really seemed to enjoy the war. Now she says she woudn't have voted for it if she knew what she knows now? The whole attitude here makes me wonder that, with Mrs. Clinton as President, are we going to have another corporate Israeli warrior?One GW Bush was enough for me.

As I see it, what we know now is because of what we did then, otherwise we would never know what we know now.That equals why we need a Comander in Chief who is willing and able to protect our Country as the Constuition and oath of office demands of our Presidents.

She is going to say anything to get elected. That woman has no shame. But, we do not have short memory.

What would you expect from a politician? The truth?

What a concept...a 20/20 hindsight leader! Nothing like taking America back a step.

Typical Clinton -- whichever way the wind blows. She doesn't stand for anything except Hillary Clinton. We would do well to avoid this Marxist-Leninist witch.

Gosh, if I'd know I would hit a big truck when I turned right on Main Street I would have turned left instead. One can't rewrite history. Everyone made a decision using the same facts. The facts can't be changed and the decision can't be changed. Hillary should be honest enough to say that. If there's been a blunder then she participated in the blunder.

I can't wait till she moves to France, changes her residency AGAIN, and runs for Prime Minister of France. She's a hypocrit - like most of them.

Who can believe Mrs. Bill Clinton, when you continue to live with a known pervert, how can you believe anything she says.

The Clintons in general lie like the rest of us breathe. I don't want her to win though she likely may, because she is a politician first and foremost. She may consider herself to be a savvy intelligent woman, but she lacks character,she holds no moral leadership, and is an elitist who should be the last person on earth in charge of the United States military.Those that think she couldn't do any worse than Bush, may want to think again.

Only a fool would believe Bush or Blair would have ever attacked Saddam if they truly believe he had nukes. They knew the inspectors had essentially disarmed Saddam but by knowing this it guaranteed they would attack him believing it would be "a cake walk, slam dunk." Noth Korea is believed to have a nuclear weapons arsenal and ready to use it if they think it is necessary. Because of this this communist country has not been atacked so far. The only defense against being threatened or intimidated by nations having such weapons is to create your own. The U.S. has threatened to use their nukes over two dozen times but never on any nation possessing a retaliatory response in kind.