Comments on: President Clinton Didn’t Oppose The Iraq War

By: McCain vs. Obama vs. Clinton » Oliver Willis

McCain vs. Obama vs. Clinton » Oliver Willis — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:46:19 +0000

[...] should also remember that Bill Clinton was never against the war in [...]

By: tishmort

tishmort — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:50:48 +0000

John Edwards has said that he went to Bill Clinton for advice before the vote for war. Edwards now says that he regrets that vote and wishes that he had listened to his own doubts and feelings more. Perhaps that would explain exactly where Clinton stood. It does for me.

By: Quaker in a Basement

Quaker in a Basement — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:15:08 +0000

I think Bill has it about right. OW, you’re running Mr. Clinton’s public postitions together with his private opinion.

Did Mr. Clinton “oppose the war from the beginning”? He says so, but we have no way to know. His public positions in real time don’t give us any help. He never said–in public–that he supported or opposed the invasion.

By: bill l.

bill l. — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:29:17 +0000

not quite. Unfortunately, Bill seems to have tried to play the triangulation game a bit with his stance on Iraq even when he was no longer obligated to appear objective. He opposed the war but also resisted passing judgment on a sitting president. So, in effect, his opposition was all flash and no substance, making his statement technically true, but hardly satisfying. This could burn Hillary as it is not far removed from her explanations for her vote to authorize Bush to use force.

By: Right Voices

Right Voices — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:11:19 +0000

Bill Clinton Returns

Much ado about his latest statement in which he says that he opposed the war in Iraq:
During a campaign swing for his wife, former President Bill Clinton said flatly yesterday that he opposed the war in Iraq “from the beginning” — a statement tha…