Reply #68: Last summer she threatened to cut off aid. [View All]

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While there were 8 million Iraqis destitute and fighting for food and water, she threatened to cut off US aid to these people.

I couldn't believe my ears when she said this, and no one ever disagreed with her on this, either. I still cannot belive it.

From the transcript of the http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2007/07/sweet_dem_debate_full_transcri.html">AFL-CIO candidates forum:

MR. OLBERMANN: Thank you, Senator Biden.

Senator Clinton, what do we do in that hypothetical?

SEN. CLINTON: Well, I have a three-point plan to get out of Iraq, starting with redeploying our troops, but doing it responsibly and carefully, because as many of the veterans in this audience know, taking troops out can be just as dangerous as bringing them in. And we’ve got to get out of Iraq smarter than we got in.

Secondly, we’ve got to put more pressure on the Iraqi government, including withholding aid from them if they don’t begin to stabilize the country themselves. And thirdly, we need an intensive diplomatic effort, regionally and internationally.

But if it is a possibility that al Qaeda would stay in Iraq, I think we need to stay focused on trying to keep them on the run, as we currently are doing in Al Anbar province.

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