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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[leadpenny]

bump

[Ciexyz]

Hanoi Jane = Iraqi Hillary

[BlessedBeGod]

Traitor!

[Calpernia]

NY Ping (and sorry for ruining your day by pinging you here)

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Hillary to Insurgents: Keep up the Good Work

Demoralizing to whom?

[admiralsn]

She sure is behaving like a one-term Senator.

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

I know the Bible says to love thy brother, and I want to do right by the Lord, but this miserable wench is making it very difficult!

[MissAmericanPie]

"Everybody has to be honest"...Why doesn't her tongue spontaneously combust?

[Peach]

dwingling=dwindling. Sheesh.

[PGalt]

Our military is doing an outstanding job against foreign enemies. It is up to us to eliminate domestic enemies. Their propaganda machine is crumbling. We will finish them off at the voting booth.

[ardara]

Remember we in New York get first crack at her in the 2006 Senatorial election.In the last poll Rudy Giuliani whipped Hillary by 17 points.

[thesummerwind]

I notice that the wideload pig ate TWO turkey dinners.

She should have choked on a drumstick. They could have fed the pig remains to the terrorists.

[Diddle E. Squat]

She also suggested that the U.S. could eventually loose the war in Iraq,

Nice professionalism, Newsmax...

[Peach]

Let's hope the entire nation doesn't become desensitized to her or she'll end up running the country into the ground.

Keep your anger level high (although I'll admit it's probably bad for our health)!

[dts32041]

Where is the video, where is the video?

If there is no video it didn't happen with the klintoons.

[joesnuffy]

she said, adding, "Everybody has to be honest."

[leadpenny]

This "puppy" is going to at least 1,000.

[admiralsn]

No only do I hate her, I hate her parents for having her.

Exceptin' that they were Republicans, weren't they? It was SHE who went to the dark side. I have always pitied her parents, much like I have always pitied Chelsea. None of them could very well help their situations.

[MizSterious]

LOL! (My theory works too, though. Buy tar and feathers futures...)

[Howie66]

The best part of this low life POS ended up as a stain on a matress.

Nice job, New York! Thank You very much for putting this self centered, traitorous bitch into the Senate. I hope and pray that you people are happy with yourselves.