I don't think so because I don't think Hillary's dumb. I believe she knew the war wasn't in the country's best interests back then but she supported it anyway because it was popular at the time. She only changed her tune in 2005 when the country turned against it. If you're a Democrat, why in the world would you support a candidate who backed Bush on the war and the Patriot Act for 3 years? Do you really think someone like this has the country's best interests at heart and is competent to be president? People talk alot about her experience but does her time as First Lady truly count as experience? And most importantly, does she have the INTEGRITY to be president after supporting Bush for so many years? I don't think so and that's why I'm backing Obama.
2007-12-30 12:13:03 · 23 answers · asked by abdiver12 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
I think everyone was "duped" into supporting the war initially. I think that it took everyone awhile to realize what this war was really about and for the truth to come out.
2007-12-30 12:44:34 · answer #1 · answered by sacabeans00 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Because Iran's military is a terrorist organization. Iran is a terrorist state. Hillary voted for the war -- she just wants the position of presdient and had to insult the Republicans (not to mention our country in a time of war.) Obama couldn't vote. He wasn't a Senator and he can boast all day long about he didn't support the war, but no one can say what he would have done. ::He didn't go to Congress and actually vote, so no one knows what he would have actually done.
2016-05-28 03:41:11 · answer #2 · answered by delphine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that it was convenient for Hillary to support the war and the Patriot Act. She had to follow what was popular at the time. now that she has to go back and answer to the Lefties, she has to come up with an excuse on why she supported the war. Instead of standing up on her own, she has to depend on blaming someone else for decisions that she made. As for experience, I don't think that being first lady counts.
2007-12-30 12:29:00 · answer #3 · answered by iamnotme 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Hillary is not alone in this. The entire country was duped. No one expects a President to lie about something so important. Now we know they will. Hillary learned just like the rest of us. The only persons I know who spoke out against it from the beginning were Barack Obama and he wasn't in the Senate at the time and could not vote and Ron Paul.
2007-12-30 12:56:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Hillary has been portrayed as the most intelligent woman in America. She therefore in order to be "duped" has to be outwitted by the man that many call "unintelligent" and uneducated. If she can be outwitted by the dumbest man in America, she has no quality that would make her a good President.
Sorry Spartan, but oftentimes a STATE senator will vote the will of his PARTY, not his state. Rember getting anything done in congress requires networking and if you buck the party, you have no network.
2007-12-30 12:38:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hillary was not duped. I hope more people feel exactly like you (except for the part about voting for Obama).
2008-01-01 02:54:16 · answer #6 · answered by jelle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, and for her to think that the american people are gonna fall for that bull is absurd. She has this way of thinking that she is so superior to everyone elsa. She thinks we are too dumb to remember al the stuff from the past. It all catches up to you eventually. The same for Obama. He talks about change. What change has he even tried to bring about in his short time in the Senate.? I don't know who I'm voting for but right now I don't see anyone who impresses me. Democratic or Republican. I was hoping Fred thompson would come out swinging but he didn't so now i am disappointed.
2007-12-30 12:46:58 · answer #7 · answered by jenk1972 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Plain and simple. Like her husband, she KNOWS you have to stay alive to even get a chance to even run. I think you must look at her earlier positions to have much insight into what Hillary really believes. And I think her real beliefs are the same or close to what her husband believes.
The main difference is that Bill Clinton is more charming.
2007-12-30 12:19:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Hillary herself said that she was fooled by Bush. And as Bill Maher once said, ""Why should Americans vote for someone who can be fooled by George Bush?" As much as I dislike Maher, I can't argue with this logic.
2007-12-30 13:25:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
You have to understand that Hilary Clinton is a US Senator who is supposed to be the voice of her state, which is New York. If the people she represents who voted her into office want to go to war, she has to take them into consideration. How would you like it if everyone in your state wanted something, but your senator always ignored you guys? You wouldn't vote for that person again, would you?
Besides, Bush managed to dupe not only Hilary, but around 80% of the US population into thinking Iraq had WMD's. Look, I dislike Hillary as well, but not for this reason. I also support Barack, but I think his merits speak louder than Hillary's without having to throw mud at her.
2007-12-30 12:23:05 · answer #10 · answered by spartan-117 3 · 2⤊ 4⤋