Hillary to Troops: Support for War Fading

NewsMax.com ^ | 11/29/03 | "With Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff"

[thesummerwind]

Moderator note: I know it's going to be tough, but, please watch the calls for violence against this creature.

In a demoralizing message to U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq, visiting New York Sen. Hillary Clinton told them that Americans back home are growing increasingly skeptical of President Bush's decision to send them into battle.

Describing two meetings with G.I.s over turkey dinners in Baghdad, Sen. Clinton told reporters later that soldiers wanted to know "how the people at home feel about what we are doing."

Clinton said she told the troops, "Americans are wholeheartedly proud of what you are doing but there are many questions at home about the (Bush) administration's policies."

She also suggested that the U.S. could eventually loose the war in Iraq, contending, "We have to exert all of our efforts militarily, but the outcome is not assured."

Despite her sour pronouncements, the former first lady insisted that the soldiers were just as glad to see her as they were President Bush, whose surprise visit less than 24-hours earlier was greeted with standing ovations.

"It's a positive for the commander-in-chief to visit troops in the field," Clinton told reporters, adding, "the troops [also] seemed to appreciate seeing myself."

Speaking from a secure location just over the Kuwaiti border, Mrs. Clinton launched one verbal salvo after another at the White House, arguing that Bush officials had been "obsessed" with getting Saddam Hussein and saying the perception blinded them to the difficulties of deposing his regime.

"The Pentagon tried to make do with as few troops as possible, as light a footprint as they could get away with," Clinton said. "Now, we're playing catchup . . . Unfortunately, I don't think they fully appreciated the conditions we would encounter."

The top Democrat also reprised her charge that the White House is being less than candid when it comes to apprising the American people of the costs of the war.

"The obstacles and problems here are much greater than the administration usually admits to," she said, adding, "Everybody has to be honest."

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Moderator note:

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[basil]

My hope is that the military personnel she comes in contact with will just ignore her as much as possible. She truly is one Communist bit#h!

[Squantos]

That's the funniest pic I ever saw short of that one of lazamataz and me on the Wal-Mart Thread !

Stay Safe !

[ladyinred]

BTW: Ashcroft's office will hear from me Monday. I am tired of emailing as they are never even seen. I am calling, and would hope others would too. Thanks, you are right!

[nicmarlo]

I hate her, I hate what she stands for, I hate what she's doing to our country, and I hate what she's doing to decent people in this country.....the only other "person" I hate is XXX42.

[ladyinred]

Thanks, I just had a senior moment and could not recall who it was, makes me mad all over again! :-)

[Squantos]

Agree......but short of vote or a rope whats a "law abidding" citizen to do ?

[ladyinred]

Thanks for adding that to your homepage with your comments. I am just livid!

[oceanview]

sure, encourage her to be "prosecuted" for treason and you'll elect her president in 2008 for sure on the "martyr" ticket. she spins those kinds of attacks into gold.

[ladyinred]

My God, the treason just keeps coming doesn't it.

[lonestar]

This is so bad that the libs aren't even trying to defend her words; rather, they're denying she ever said them.

I don't think she said all she was given credit for saying. She's not that stupid!

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

I didn't see any troops cheering around Hillary.

[PhiKapMom]

I have the same rage about her! Anyone that knows me knows that I very seldom say any cuss words but I had all I could do not to type the (B) with the rest of the word. There is no one deserves to be called that more. This woman has no business being in the Senate or having anything to do with the Government. This time she crossed the line IMHO!

[nicmarlo]

This time she crossed the line IMHO!

No, this time she crossed way over the line. There's been plenty of other line-crossing by her, IMHO; but this was aggregious.

[wardaddy]

I don't know, but I know what we're all thinking anyhow.

sad it's come to this.

[Joy Angela]

Hillary is a COMMIE-operative!

And one ugly-traitor, inside & out!!!

[cardinal4]

This time she crossed the line IMHO!

No this time she crossed WAAAAAYYYYY over the line. She crossed the line officially when shee wrote her manifesto, er, thesis..