Senator Clinton voted for the war. One hundred and forty of her colleagues in Congress voted against the war. Those in Congress who voted against the war had exactly the same information available to them that Senator Clinton had available to her.
This is not a "hit" or a "smear", this is a statement of objective fact and nothing can change it or refute it. All of this is a matter of public record.
When the matter of war was being considered by Congress, I repeatedly contacted my Senators and Congressman demanding that they not vote for war. Having lived through the Vietnam War, I could clearly see what was coming if we went to war yet once again.
War is a measure of last resort. It should be implemented only when all other means of resolution have been entirely exhausted and when the cause is of exceptional consequence.
What is war? War is the process of causing premeditated death and destruction to achieve a stated outcome. In all modern wars, civilian casualties have exceeded those of combatants. That is to be expected when one goes to war.
This war has turned out exactly as I knew it would. It is a quagmire. During the course of the war, over these many years, I have repeatedly contacted my Senators and Congressman asking them if it is quagmire yet. Why? Because when I urged them to not vote for war I told them that a war in Iraq would become a quagmire. Quite frankly, I considered that to be a no brainer.
Look at where we are today because of this war. A recent AP poll shows that the public is connecting the dots. They see ending the war as the solution to our economic woes.
This is not trendy, slick, new or "breaking" news. It's merely something of the utmost importance and relevance to where we are now and it may be of utmost importance and relevance to where we find ourselves in the future if we choose a nominee who voted for the war in which we have now been engaged for the past five years.