Friday, May 25, 2007
Clinton, Obama comment on Iraq 'no' votes
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Senators and Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama each commented Friday on their "no" votes on the Iraq war funding bill in separate campaign events.
Clinton in Mason City, Iowa: "I think it's important for someone like me who's been a strong supporter of the military and has worked hard to get our troops everything they need to start saying, Look, the best thing we can do for them is to get them out of the middle of this sectarian civil war." Obama in Chicago, Illinois: "Because I rejected President Bush's approach, John McCain and Mitt Romney tried to score some political points saying I don't support the war on terror. Said I don't support the troops. Let me tell you something, when I talk to mothers grieving for their lost children, when I visit Walter Reed and see 18,19, 20 year olds who lost an arm or a leg, I know the toll of this war. What I know is what our troops deserve is not just money; they deserve a new plan." |
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