Posted on 02/27/2004 8:32:32 AM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection
Sen. Hillary Clinton said this week that Iraqi women were better off under Saddam Hussein, arguing that when the brutal dictator ran the country women were at least assured the right to participate in Iraq's public life. In comments that went unreported by the mainstream press, the former first lady told the Brookings Institution on Wednesday that since Saddam's removal from power, Iraq's post war governing councils had engaged in "pullbacks in the rights [women] were given under Saddam Hussein." Sen. Clinton noted that while Saddam had been "an equal opportunity oppressor," women were at least assured certain constitutional guarantees. While ignoring reports about the brutal dictator's rape rooms and other forms of persecution that were routine for women under his regime, Sen. Clinton insisted: "On paper, women had rights." And for Iraqi women, those paper promises translated into real benefits, she claimed. "They went to school; they participated in the professions, they participated in the government and business and, as long as they stayed out of [Saddam's] way, they had considerable freedom of movement," Clinton insisted. But since Saddam's removal, the plight of Iraq's women has taken a significant turn for the worse, she contended. "Now, what we see happening in Iraq is the governing council attempting to shift large parts of civl law into religious jurisdiction," Sen. Clinton explained, saying the loss of Saddam's guarantees amounted to a "horrific mistake" for women. During her trip to Iraq last November, Clinton said Iraqi women told her personally how they felt less safe since the U.S. deposed Saddam. "Women tell me they can't leave their homes, they can't go about their daily business. And there is a concerted effort to burn schools that are educating girls [and] to intimidate aid workers who are women," the leading Democrat complained. The former first lady called on President Bush to issue a statement that the U.S. "will not become the vehicle by which women's rights in Iraq are turned back." A full transcript of Sen. Clinton's remarks is available on the Brookings Institution Web site at: http://www.brook.edu/dybdocroot/comm/events/20040225.pdf. Her remarks on the worsening plight of Iraqi women can be found on pages 36, 37, and 38.
I see she failed to mention the specter of rape by Saddam's sons and their thugs. I wonder why?
Such as mourning all of their husbands, fathers, and sons killed by the regime. Or getting raped by Hussein's sons and their hangers-on.
Just incredible the depth of short-sidghtedness (is that an oxymoron, or just a plainmoron?)
Are you kidding? The mainstream media contiually ignores liberal stupidity - after all, how much have you seen on the mainstream news about Corrine Brown's bigoted outburst the other day? The liberal media proves every day the wisdom of Orwell's observation that omission is the most powerful form of lie.
How is this?
Iraqi Women: Hillary Better Off Under Saddam
The "smartest woman in the world" is apallingly ignorant.
"They went to school; they participated in the professions, they participated in the government and business and, as long as they stayed out of [Saddam's] way, they had considerable freedom of movement," Clinton insisted.
Her vision for America. Just stay out of President Hillary’s way, and you’ll be granted "considerable freedom of movement."
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