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In reply to the discussion: Why I Support Hillary Clinton (show me where I am wrong) [View all]Geronimoe
(1,539 posts)Those Congress members who voted for the Patriot Act and the AUMF, violated the US Constitution. It is only Congress that can declare wars. This is a responsibility they assume and it is only theirs to make; whether their constituents or their children will be called to fight, possibly be killed or injured. And of course it can ruin their political aspirations. All the more reason for them to make the most difficult decision, via argument and debate on the floors of the Senate and House.
Those who gave this authority to Bush and Cheney are totally responsible for all that these two did and are not fit to take on even more responsibility, as President.
Many of those who voluntarily abjugated their duties as Senator or House Representative didn't even bother to read the NIE report on Iraq.
It was not the body bags being flown into Dover AFB in the middle of the night, that convinced Hillary that her pro Bush/Cheney wars was wrong, rather her losing Iowa in the primaries.
Let us also not forget that John Kerry running in 2004 as Presidential candidate wanted to bring the troops home and end the wars. Hillary would not support him, as she was pro war. Many commented at that time, that she was looking to win in 2008 and therefore wanted Kerry to lose.