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If Elected Clinton Will keep Military in Iraq

Thu Mar 15, 2007 at 12:17:55 PM PDT

They are calling it a more nuanced position in the article  Here is what Hillary said

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton foresees a "remaining military as well as political mission" in Iraq, and says that if elected president, she would keep a reduced military force there to fight Al Qaeda, deter Iranian aggression, protect the Kurds and possibly support the Iraqi military.

But here is the real kicker for me.

She said in the interview that there were "remaining vital national security interests in Iraq" that would require a continuing deployment of American troops.

We aren't building those fourteen permanent bases in Iraq just to leave them unstaffed.  And Commander in Chief Clinton will be more than happy to keep them staffed, or as I like to say, occupied.

She declined to estimate the number of American troops she would keep in Iraq, saying she would draw on the advice of military officers.

Vote Hillary.  Vote for continued occupation.   Call it nuance if you like.  I call it war.

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