During her 2008 campaign for the presidency, Hillary Clinton's platform included a plan to end the Iraq War. The war has generated controversy for Clinton because she originally voted to authorize military action in Iraq.
2002 Vote for War
Clinton has admitted that with the information available today she would not have voted to support the use of military force in Iraq. However, Clinton maintains that she made the best decision with the information she had at the time. She is more critical of the Bush Administration's handling of the war, than her own voting record.On The Issues: Hillary Clinton on Voting Record
Hillary Clinton Iraq Recent News
- Google News: Hillary Clinton Iraq
- FOX News: "Clinton Defends Iraq Votes in Increasingly Heated Democratic Race" (January 14, 2008)
- NDTV: "Troops in Iraq: Hillary Sets Timeframe" (January 14, 2008)
- Huffington Post: Hillary Clinton Defends 2002 Iraq War Vote (January 13, 2008)
- International Herald Tribune: "Hillary Clinton Wants Iraq War Authority Revoked" (2007)
WARNING: Pop-ups - "Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has proposed that Congress repeal the authority it gave President George W. Bush in 2002 to invade Iraq, injecting presidential politics into the congressional debate over war funding."
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Fast Facts
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Voted yes to authorize military force in 2002
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Favors a fast, but not immediate withdrawal from Iraq
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Claims George W. Bush misused his authorization of war
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Takes responsibility for voting for the Iraq War
