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In reply to the discussion: Was your vote in the 2016 primary or GE influenced by Russian meddling? [View all]CentralMass
(16,973 posts)Why didn't I vote for her in the primary ?
It built up during her tenure as SOS.
After we clearly made a mistake of invading Iraq she pushed for aiding in the over throw of Gaddafi and his government in Libya, another fiasco that has caused unintended consequences. I was watching the news when Gaddafi was caught and they showed him getting his brains blown out on CNN. Then Hillary was interviewed and said "We came, we saw, he died, and laughed loudly with this maniacal look on her face.
That was major turning point for me. No more interventioness policies. There are around a million civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq and around a half a million in Syria who are dead + millions of refugees from these.conflicts. The financial toll for them is also staggering and has hamstrung us for decades to come.
Her accepting a quarter of a million dollars for 40 minute speeches to Goldman Sach after she stepped down was another reason.
So were her stances while in office on global fracking, the Keystone Pipeline and a hoist of other issues.
Russian bots had no bearing my opinions.