Posted on 05/06/2007 4:19:31 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Clinton says she supports funding troops
By MIKE GLOVER, Associated Press Writer 32 minutes ago
Presidential candidates won't be damaged by initially backing the war in Iraq because President Bush is being held responsible for what went wrong, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday.
She declined to say what restrictions should be included in new stopgap legislation to pay for the troops, but made clear she supports providing the money needed.
"There will be consequences with respect to funding the troops if we cannot work this out," Clinton said in an Associated Press interview. "I don't want to prejudge or set standards. I want to support my leadership."
After Bush vetoed an initial funding bill that included a timetable for pulling the troops out of Iraq, he opened discussions with Democratic congressional leaders.
"There truly is for the first time an effort to try to negotiate with the president," said Clinton. "I don't know whether there's going to be an agreement that the Democrats will sign off on or not."
Clinton said she "of course" eventually will support a measure paying for the troops, even though she has joined efforts in the Senate to reverse the initial congressional authorization. She voted to allow Bush to use force, but says she wouldn't cast the same vote given what she knows now.
Some have suggested that anti-war sentiment runs high among Democratic activists, and warn that any presidential candidate voting to continue funding for the war will pay a political price. Clinton rejected that argument, saying voters are blaming Bush — as reflected in his sagging poll standings.
"I think the president has enormous powers under our Constitution," said Clinton. "He pushed those to the limit and beyond. It is his war, they are his mistakes, his misjudgments
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LOL!!
No, you stupid b*tch. It's OUR war, and you and your pals voted for it, too. Pres. Bush hasn't done ANYTHING unconstitutional.
Oh, check out FOX - Sean Hannity is replaying all of the dems' comments demanding we go to war in Iraq because Saddam has WMDs, threatens our national security, and a serious danger. Oh, this is great!
Unring the bell!!
She sounds more like Kerry than Kerry.
Yeah Right! She just loves men in uniform.
lol... first 2 times around she helped remove the funding...
Had a chat with my neighbor one time, he’s USMC... very colorfull lnaguage when it came to talking about slick dick and the witch
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