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Obama Slams Clinton For Iraq Vote
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ABC News' Jonathan Greenberger Reports: Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., today launched one of his most vigorous attacks yet against rival Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y.
Obama, who has made his 2002 opposition to the war a centerpiece of his presidential campaign, was asked this morning on MSNBC about comments made last night by former President Clinton, in which he said that Sens. Clinton and Obama have had similar voting records on the war.
"I suppose that's true if you leave out the fact that she authorized it, and supported it, and I said it was a bad idea," said Obama. "That's a fairly major difference."
While Obama has sought to draw this contrast with Clinton throughout the campaign, he has previously avoided making such a pointed criticism of his rival.
When asked a similar question about his voting record last fall, by the New Yorker magazine, Obama admitted that "it's not clear to me what differences we've had since I've been in the Senate."
"I think what people might point to is our different assessments of the war in Iraq," Obama said at the time, "although I’m always careful to say that I was not in the Senate, so perhaps the reason I thought it was such a bad idea was that I didn't have the benefit of U.S. intelligence."
But this morning, Obama attacked Clinton head-on for her initial support of the war, and even accused her of trying to "revise history" on the vote.
"I think very highly of Sen. Clinton, I think she's a wonderful senator from New York, and I think highly of Bill Clinton, but I think it is fair to say that we had a fundamentally different opinion on the wisdom of this war," said Obama. "I don't think we can revise history when it comes to that."
When asked to respond, the Clinton campaign offered a one-sentence response, saying Clinton is "focused on uniting Democrats and ending the war."
In fact, Obama's Senate voting record on Iraq is nearly identical to Clinton's. Over the two years Obama has been in the Senate, the only Iraq-related vote on which they differed was the confirmation earlier this year of General George Casey to be Chief of Staff of the Army, which Obama voted for and Clinton voted against. Just last week, in an interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos, Obama conceded that his position on the war is not the "polar opposite" of Clinton's.
May 17, 2007 in Tancredo, Tom | Permalink | User Comments (23)
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Of all the canidates that are running , ALL have tie ins with the CFR (council on foreign relations. First and foremost on their agenda is ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT. Do you see where this is heading ? OOOPS one not included is Ron Paul. But notice how he gets no MSM coverage?
Posted by: henisra | Mar 25, 2008 10:20:54 AM
So what your saying hopelesspolitics, is that Hilary did everything in her power to get us out of Iraq but Obama did nothing? Even though she initially voted for the war and he didn't?
That makes total sense, thanks for clearing things up.
Posted by: Josh | May 7, 2008 5:59:58 AM
Records show that Senator Obama supporteed the Iran Divestiture Bill;:
His “Iran Sanctions Enabling Act” will make it easier for state and local governments to divest their
Prevent Iran from Acquiring Nuclear Weapons: Understanding that the United States, Israel, and our
European allies must take strong action to prevent Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons, Barack Obama authored and introduced as the primary sponsor in May 2007 the leading piece of legislation in the Senate aimed at containing Iran through tough sanctions.
His “Iran Sanctions Enabling Act” will make it easier for state and local governments to divest their pension funds from companies that invest in Iran’s energy sector, providing the revenue Iran uses to pursue nuclear weapons and sponsor terrorism. Obama drafted this important legislation after consultations on the issue with former Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
Consistently, Senator Obama has been outspoken regarding the growing influence of Iran in the region,
especially in Iraq, “The Iranian regime supports violent extremists and challenges us across the region.
It pursues a nuclear capability that could spark a dangerous arms race, and raise the prospect of a transfer of nuclear know-how to terrorists.
Its President denies the Holocaust and threatens to wipe Israel off the map.
The danger from Iran is grave, it is real, and my goal will be to eliminate this threat.” [Speech at the 2008 AIPAC Policy Conference, 6/4/08].
In his July 2008 visit to Israel, Obama conducted an active dialogue with a range of Israeli political leaders and security officials regarding Iran and the threat it poses to both our countries.
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Posted by: DrTLAdams | Sep 22, 2008 10:36:14 PM
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