Buttigieg critiques Biden's 'judgment' on Iraq War vote [View all]

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Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Sunday called former Vice President Joe Biden's vote to authorize the Iraq War part of the nation's "worst foreign policy decision" of the millennial mayor's lifetime.

Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, was responding to a question about how his foreign policy experience measured up to others' in the Democratic race, specifically Biden, who was a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee when the U.S. went to war.

"This is an example of why years in Washington is not always the same thing as judgment," Buttigieg said while recording the program "Iowa Press" on Iowa Public Television, according to a transcript. "He supported the worst foreign policy decision made by the United States in my lifetime, which was the decision to invade Iraq."

"It's certainly a question that reflects on foreign policy judgment at a time like this when it's so precarious for the people of the U.S.," Buttigieg told reporters after a campaign event in Knoxville, Iowa. "Obviously, my judgment is different when it comes to a lot of these issues."

Biden's campaign had no comment on Buttigieg's remarks.

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