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In reply to the discussion: John Kerry voted to wage war against Iraq [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)colored glasses ever since Bush left the WH.
Hillary has not been the best SOS ever. She has supported every undeclared war and you need to go outside the US to find out what people think of our warmongering and drone killings etc.
There are more Dems who got it right on the Iraq War, than got it wrong. They had a hugely important decision to make with so many lives at stake and they got it right the first time.
Those who got it wrong cost so much in terms of lives lost. For such a decision there are no second chances. I prefer people who don't make those kinds of mistakes running things in this country.
I remember the night of that vote and I fully expected every Dem to vote 'no'. I listened to Sen. Byrd's incredible speech. He was one of the few, and perhaps the last, to show concern for the Iraqi people. And after his speech, Hillary who I had met and loved at that time, shocked me with her vote. She sounded so hollow and insincere after Byrd's inspiring and defiant speech against that awful war.
I lost respect for her that night and have never changed my mind. I hope she listened to Bishop Tutu's comments on her statement after the war crime in Libya which shocked the world.
We have better Dems, Dems who stood up against Bush's lies. But it's always the war supporters who get these jobs. That ought to tell us something.