Had Pres. Clinton invaded a country and got American troops bogged down, what would Republicans be saying?

Question

We had 150,000 armed services personnel bogged down for 4 years, 3300 deaths, and 35,000 casualties in Kosovo?

I can hardly believe these answers, it is surreal. People, there was NOTHING comparable to Iraq under Clinton, nothing even close!

Answer 1

They'd be screaming and crying!

Answer 2

I am sure you intended that to be a hypothetical question, but the fact is that the Clinton administration, at the insistence of Madeline Albright, sent U.S. Troops to Bosnia. We bombed civilians, a Chinese office building, bridges over the Danube River (impeding river traffic to several countries), and our troops are still bogged down there.

In spite of the fact that there was little evidence of American interests being at risk in that conflict, Republicans backed the troops, voted for adequate funding and did not undermine the authority of the military or the commander in chief. When we are at war, Americans would do well to stand together. We have the strongest military in the world. Only we can defeat ourselves. No foreign power has the ability to do the harm our politicians, special-interest groups and the media can do.

Answer 3

kosovo???? bogged down???? HA. we lost 1 (one), count him O-N-E, troop in the entire conflict. the mission was a success. the violence was stopped. we left. well, we do still have about 1000 troops there. It was a NATO mission, we went at the request of our NATO allies, we have a mutual assistance treaty with them, BTW.

anyone comparing kosovo to iraq is insane.
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Somolia??? President George H. W. Bush sent the troops over there to aid in UN famine relief. Clinton didnt send them. We were already there when Clinton took office. we lost how many, maybe 20 troops there?

anyone comparing Somolia to Iraq is insane.

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Haiti??? how many troops did we lose in Haiti? Z-E-R-O!! the mission succeeded. are the Haitian boat people still floating over to Florida everyday?

anyone comparing Haiti to Iraq is insane

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yeah, i guess a backyard fireworks display is comparable to the Mt. St Helens eruption. both events sent debris into the air.

if clinton had done something like the Iraq debacle, the republicans would have a fit worse than if it was a BJ scandal. what's the life span of a BJ scandal?, 10 years and counting. i guess Clinton/Iraq would run for 2 centuries.

Answer 4

He did. Kosovo. Also, it was president Clinton that called for regieme change in Iraq.

"Earlier today I ordered America's armed forces to strike military and security targets in Iraq. They are joined by British forces," Clinton said.

"Their mission is to attack Iraq's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs and its military capacity to threaten its neighbors," said Clinton.

"The best way to end that threat once and for all is with a new Iraqi government -- a government ready to live in peace with its neighbors, a government that respects the rights of its people," Clinton said.

"But once more, the United States has proven that although we are never eager to use force, when we must act in America's vital interests, we will do so."

Answer 5

How about a re-phrase:

WHEN Pres. Clinton invaded a country and got American troops bogged down, what did the Republicans say?

Don't be a dope

Answer 6

Under Clinton, the first bombers of the World Trade Center were arrested and are in jail now. Our participation in Bosnia left nearly no casualties. I can't imagine Clinton making a pre-emptive strike, but if he had, the GOP and its sheep would be criticizing it and blaming him.
I know it's hypothetical now, but if Gore's popular vote and the supreme court had elected him in 2000, and Sept. 11 had still happened, they would still be blaming Gore for not keeping America safe. They'd never stop their chants that Gore let 9/11 happen, especially with a Presidential briefing warning of Bin Laden's attacks using domestic aircraft.
Gore would have gone ahead in face of criticism, invaded Afghanistan, and maybe caught or killed Osama Bin Laden, though we'd probably still have a contained Saddam Hussein in Iraq, blowing hot air trying to scare us, but we'd be as safe as we are now, if not safer, and states would have their national guards to take care of state emergencies. Iraqi's might have better or worse lives depending on their beliefs and politics, and we'd have billions more dollars to spend defending us from future attacks, as well as thousands of troops that would still be here to keep us safe, should anyone really attack us. We would have so many more friends, too.

Answer 7

Pres. Clinton DID invade a country and DID get our tropps bogged down BUT at the very least, Clinton had the right mind to get them out of there before it got any worse.

Answer 8

Clinton did have American troops stuck overseas. Not nearly as many, not in countries that were all that hostile, always with UN sanction, and he withdrew them from Somalia the moment a micromanaged operation disasterously failed, but, it did happen.

"Wag the Dog" sums up some of the responses.

Answer 9

Ever heard of Kosovo?

We pulled our troops because of Republican opposition. Although, we weren't "bogged down" like Iraq.

Answer 10

Kosovo, Bosnia, Mastadonia. ever hear of Black Hawk Down? Lets not forget Hatiti

Answer 11

Kosovo...Somalia... very similar situations, but under Clinton. And the media was behind him, not against him. See the difference here?