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egalitegirl

(362 posts)
Fri May 6, 2016, 09:21 PM May 2016

Neocon War Hawks Want Hillary Clinton Over Donald Trump. No Surprise—They’ve Always Backed Her

Neocon War Hawks Want Hillary Clinton Over Donald Trump. No Surprise—They’ve Always Backed Her

It’s not just neocons specifically. War hawks of all stripes have been happy to shower praise on Clinton’s foreign policy. In 2011, Lindsey Graham told the Council on Foreign Relations: “This is an outstanding national security team put together by President Obama. I hope he will listen to them. Secretary Clinton is a great choice to be our secretary of state.”

Any time Lindsey Graham, who eagerly supported the Iraq War and has repeatedly called for a war with Iran, endorses your national security team, it should stop and give you pause. Then again, given that Clinton threatened to “totally obliterate” Iran in 2008, perhaps it shouldn’t be surprising.

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Neocon War Hawks Want Hillary Clinton Over Donald Trump. No Surprise—They’ve Always Backed Her (Original Post) egalitegirl May 2016 OP
A Note egalitegirl May 2016 #1
And Ron Paul EdwardBernays May 2016 #2
It's strange how Clinton get's a pass on her pushing Obama into risky ventures (Libya) That Guy 888 May 2016 #3
 

egalitegirl

(362 posts)
1. A Note
Fri May 6, 2016, 09:22 PM
May 2016

I just used the original headline. This is not about Trump but about neocon love for Hillary. My request is to stay on topic.

 

That Guy 888

(1,214 posts)
3. It's strange how Clinton get's a pass on her pushing Obama into risky ventures (Libya)
Fri May 6, 2016, 10:09 PM
May 2016

The more that's known about her foreign policy views, the less her Iraq vote should be seen as a "mistake" or her being tricked by that slick conman "w".

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