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On Rwanda, both Bill and Hillary Clinton suggested that the New York senator pressed for intervention by U.S. troops to stop the genocide. The Obama campaign points out that there was no discussion among National Security Council officials of the use of U.S. troops at that point. And there was no mention of Hillary's position in either her own best-selling memoirs, or those of former secretary of state Madeleine Albright.
The Clinton campaign penned its own memo in response. "Still reeling from its losses in Ohio and Texas, the Obama campaign has come out swinging, taking aim at Senator Clinton's considerable foreign policy experience with false claims and baseless attacks," the memo said.
As proof of Clinton's foreign policy experience, the campaign cited testimony from Richard Holbrooke, one of her senior foreign policy aides who negotiated the Dayton accords. Holbrooke said Clinton had "pressed the Macedonian government to fully open the border." Clinton forces also cited George Mitchell, President Clinton's envoy to Northern Ireland, who said Hillary had played a "positive role" in bringing peace to Northern Ireland. On Rwanda, the campaign cited a passage from Clinton's memoir praising her husband's administration on trade and investment in Africa.
Look for this debate to continue at least until April 22, when Pennsylvania goes to the polls.
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Posted By: ports @ 03/22/2008 9:28:56 AM
Comment: It is interesting that the state of Michigan and Florida should not be counted when Obama was the only one to campaign in BOTH states. His idea not to put his name on the ballot in Michigan was his own but he did run ads there. All a political ploy. The caucuses which did count were a mess. I attended one and the way that the votes were counted was ridiculous. We put up our hands and one person did a count!!!!! It was even a close count but they called it Obama win. How can that be considered appropriate? There was no one there to "keep them honest" as they say. We don't even know what credentials or political affiliations the person had who counted the votes. It was a sham!! If the democratic party can condone that mess then why would they disenfranchise the people of Michigan and Florida who had a well run voting process that was fair to all and slightly more fair to Obama in Florida since he was the ONLY democratic candidate who broke
the rules and campaigned there. That should have been a deal breaker alone and I don't understand why Hillary Clinton is not crying "foul" for being cheated there. Oh, that's right, no one can do that to Obama without him making it into a racist issue even though half the country is voting for the "protected one".
I would also like to mention at this time that in the last few days, all of the newworks have been featuring Obama regarding the passports violations even though all three candidates have had the same passport iolation. The only person they talked to about this was Obama. He got plenty of air time to help him try to wash away the Rev. Wright affiliation. Nevertheless, it won't wash, he did what he did and it is too big a problem for him to get rid of. Hillary Clinton has been very nice about not mentioning it which you Obama people have not taken notice of but the rest of the democrats and unfortunately, republicans have and while she is thinking about the party, the Republicans will "sink" him if he gets the democratic nod.
Posted By: ports @ 03/21/2008 8:53:07 PM
Comment: Being on the board of a company even if it is not a popular company, can be useful when the person helps others and this story from powin is an excellent example of that. It also goes to show that HIllary Clinton is a person of the people and for the people. I commend her on this generous action.
Posted By: powin @ 03/20/2008 2:23:35 PM
Comment: Dear CJ, not by osmosis . . . Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is well-known among world leaders and she has been a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, an organization for scholars dedicated to producing and disseminating ideas so that policymakers in the United States and other countries can better understand world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other governments. As an avid reader of this prestigious panoply of policy making, one can attest that Foreign Affairs covers nearly every aspect of present geopolitical problem-solving. She is no ingénue when it comes to world affairs.