If an anti-Iraq war person supports Hilliary who supports the war, is that a sign of hypocrisy?

Question

Or is there a valid reason for an anti-Iraq war person to support the pro-war senator?

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Please don't deny Hillary's hard support of the war over the past four years.

barney - Good point. I'd say that war trumps all other issues and is the most important decision that a president and congress can make..

Answer 1

No

It's like eating junk food.

Say you driving through life and need to buy gas and get something to eat. The exit you take only has a Burger King. Most of the time in this situation you eat at McDonald's.But you also like the Whopper.

Both are fattening and give you a heart attack. Neither is what you really want.

Go big Red Go

Answer 2

I think this is a misrepresentation of Hillary and many other Democrats position on the war. Hillary and many of her fellow Democrats that supported our incursion into Iraq did it under faulty premises and exaggerated evidence handed to them by the Bush administration. Now that evidence of how faulty the rationale was for going to war is apparent, Hillary and most of her Democratic colleagues are against the war.

Hence, given Hillary’s current disposition concerning our occupation of Iraq, I don’t think support for her, by a person who has reservations about us being there is in anyway inconsistent. For a politician to change there mind is not necessarily a bad thing, and it certainly is not a bad thing for people who are against the war to support a politician who changes their mind in the right direction. As far as I am concerned any movement towards the extraction of our troops from Iraq is a movement in the right direction.

The only reason why I won’t be voting for Hillary is because of many of stances on the domestic front, and just because of the plain fact that I don’t see her as a viable candidate.

Answer 3

I never thought I'd say this, but Hillary's common sense approach to the war is probably her greatest asset - I believe her position will quickly change when the polls start rolling in during her campaign.

If her position takes a sharp turn, I hope people will hold her accountable and realize that winning the election for her takes precedence over national security and all other issues - and that one cannot truly know where she stands on any issue that is controversial.

Answer 4

Hillary is the only hypocrite. She is like Kerry, I was for the war, before I was against it? WTF? She can't stand by her word. She is a poll grabber, just like her husband was, and contains no moral value. If she didn't know what she was voting for when she voted for the war, she shouldn't have voted. However, she did vote. She voted YEA because that is what the people of USA said they wanted. She did it to stay in office. Now, she blames Bush. Oh please! She is FICKLE, and has NO stance! Yea or NAY, make up your MIND! She will change it at the drop of a hat, all for political gain, power, and self-glory. It is obvious, look at her life and career!

Answer 5

Since a candidate is not going to agree with all of our beliefs in order to get our vote, there has to be some compromise. But that is a pretty major issue. I would have to support the candidate who was against the war. That would be Barack Obama.

Answer 6

My opinion:

Hillary does not support the war or anything else. She only supports Hillary. Her votes follow the poll of the day.

Answer 7

No, the majority of American's believed in the war - OF BOTH PARTIES- because of faulty information. What is important now is to judge her on her specific plan for getting out.

Answer 8

Seems as if a lot of people were duped with misinformation about the Iraqi situation, so that could be a valid defense. Maybe the ones who were anti-Iraq from the beginning were just smarter. Obama!!

Answer 9

Hill has taken WAY too long to get the stupidity of the Dictator Dumbya Big Lie Iraqi Crusade, but she gets it now. All one can say is that she is better OVERALL than ANY Repuke is likely to be. NEVER will she be the top of my list of '08 candidates. She is the one that Repukes want to run against.

Answer 10

Yes there is a reason.

Those who supported the WAR initially were duped by the NEOCON lie fabrication machine.
Zionist-christians themselves are duped big time to believe they are saving Israel from destruction ( of IRAQ's WMD and other crap)..
All in all it's IGNORANCE that led not just senators but also YOU and many americans to believe in CHARLATANS of DUME"S DAY propaganda!
Admit it!