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Hillary Clinton Senate career (view source)
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==Warhawk & WMD==
==Warhawk & WMD==
Sen. Hillary Clinton led the fight on the floor of the [[United States Senate]] among Democrats to grant President [[George W. Bush]] authority to remove [[Saddam Hussein]] from [[Iraq]]. Hillary Clinton claimed, based upon her experience over 8 years in the White House, that Saddam was in possession of [[Weapons of Mass Destruction]], first hand knowledge she had thst even Dick Cheney and George W. Bush did not have.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkS9y5t0tR0 Hillary Clinton Iraq War Vote Speech]. youtube.com</ref> Sen. Bernie Sanders questioned her judgement, and he and his supporters were ostracized and ridiculed by the Democratic party establishment and media sycophants for doing so.
<ref>[http://www.salon.com/2016/02/22/democrats_who_backed_iraq_now_dare_slime_sanders_foreign_policy_experience/ Democrats who backed Iraq now dare slime Sanders’ foreign policy experience?], Paul Rosenberg, ''Salon'', Feb 22, 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.dailywire.com/news/4709/hillary-panics-sanders-arthritic-fingers-cling-her-ben-shapiro Hillary Panics As Sanders' Arthritic Fingers Cling To Her Electoral Cankles], Ben Shapiro, April 6, 2016. www.dailywire.com</ref><ref>[http://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000154-86bf-da04-a3ff-9ebfd97e0000 Letter from Sen. Bernie Sanders to DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, May 6, 2016].</ref>
Speaking on [[Saddam Hussein]]'s possession of [[weapons of mass destruction]] (WMD), Hillary invoked her experience in the Clinton White House:,
Speaking on [[Saddam Hussein]]'s possession of [[weapons of mass destruction]] (WMD), Hillary invoked her experience in the Clinton White House:,
{{Cquote|I have to say that this is something that I have followed for a decade. If he [Saddam] were serious about disarming, he would have been much more forthcoming. There may be progress, we may be destroying his missiles, there is no accounting for the [[Weapons of mass destruction|chemical and biological stocks]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtK9AzcU42g "Hillary Clinton talks about her vote to go to war, Saddam, and WMDs (March 6, 2003)"] (February 2, 2011). YouTube video, 15:21, posted by Kirsten Michel.</ref>}}
{{Cquote|I have to say that this is something that I have followed for a decade. If he [Saddam] were serious about disarming, he would have been much more forthcoming. There may be progress, we may be destroying his missiles, there is no accounting for the [[Weapons of mass destruction|chemical and biological stocks]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtK9AzcU42g "Hillary Clinton talks about her vote to go to war, Saddam, and WMDs (March 6, 2003)"] (February 2, 2011). YouTube video, 15:21, posted by Kirsten Michel.</ref>}}
Hillary Clinton further described the situation after weapons inspectors we're expelled during the time when America had two in the position of presidential leadership, "for the price of one."<ref>Krauthammer, Charles (November 2, 2007). [http://www.townhall.com/columnists/CharlesKrauthammer/2007/11/02/two_for_the_price_of_one "Two for the price of one"]. Townhall.com website.</ref>
Hillary Clinton further described the situation after weapons inspectors we're expelled during the time when America had two in the position of presidential leadership, "for the price of one."<ref>Krauthammer, Charles (November 2, 2007). [http://www.townhall.com/columnists/CharlesKrauthammer/2007/11/02/two_for_the_price_of_one "Two for the price of one"]. Townhall.com website.</ref>
[[File:Hillary Clinton.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Hillary convinced Democrats who voted for the War in Iraq based on her expertise that Saddam was in possession of WMD.]]
{{Cquote|In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his [[nuclear]] program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to [[terrorist]]s, including [[al Qaeda]] members ... It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons.<ref>Clinton, Sen. Hillary (October 10, 2002). Quoted by Frank, Joshua (October 11, 2004). [http://web.archive.org/web/20080415143705/http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=6390 "Democrats and WMD"]. Znet website. Retrieved from April 15, 2008 archive at Internet Archive.</ref>}}
{{Cquote|In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his [[nuclear]] program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to [[terrorist]]s, including [[al Qaeda]] members ... It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons.<ref>Clinton, Sen. Hillary (October 10, 2002). Quoted by Frank, Joshua (October 11, 2004). [http://web.archive.org/web/20080415143705/http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=6390 "Democrats and WMD"]. Znet website. Retrieved from April 15, 2008 archive at Internet Archive.</ref>}}
Some have likened her outlook and temperament to [[Dick Cheney]], [[Donald Rumsfeld]], and George W. Bush rolled into one.
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