2016 Postmortem

BlueStateLib

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25. What destroys that theory is hans blix and un weapons inspectors

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 04:37 PM

Jul 2016

If it was a vote for war, why was Iraq invaded by hans blix and un weapons inspectors. Only one person voted NO to war and that was rep barbara lee. Hillary voted for diplomacy not war

Hillary Clinton Floor Speech A.U.M.F. Use of Force Vote
October 10, 2002

While there is no perfect approach to this thorny dilemma, and while people of good faith and high intelligence can reach diametrically opposed conclusions, I believe the best course is to go to the UN for a strong resolution that scraps the 1998 restrictions on inspections and calls for complete, unlimited inspections with cooperation expected and demanded from Iraq.

Even though the resolution before the Senate is not as strong as I would like in requiring the diplomatic route first and placing highest priority on a simple, clear requirement for unlimited inspections, I will take the President at his word that he will try hard to pass a UN resolution and will seek to avoid war, if at all possible.

If we get the resolution and Saddam does not comply, then we can attack him with far more support and legitimacy than we would have otherwise.

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