She has stated that the United States should continue indefinitely its “military as well as political mission” in that country.

She consistently blames the Iraqis for the U.S. “inability” to withdraw American troops.

She has a consistent history of support for invading, occupying, and continuing the occupation of Iraq.

She has a consistent history of enthusiastic support for military action as a tool of foreign policy.

She consistently and enthusiastically supports Israel, overlooking its violations of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and the Golan Heights, as well as its war crimes, and crimes against humanity.

She whole-heartedly supported Israel’s violations of Lebanon’s sovereignty, and its unspeakable 33 day spree of crimes against humanity in Lebanon in July, 2006.

She encouraged her husband’s eight years of genocidal actions against the Iraqi people - a policy that effectively soften up Iraq for George Bush’s destructive assaults on that country.

Shall I go on, or have you received the picture?

vote edwards!

Clinton lost me by climbing in the gutter to raise a question about Obama selling drugs.

Don’t bother trying to tell me that this wasn’t a strategy.

I also don’t want to hear about experience. We see the results of all of the experience. One disaster after another.

Why would Hillary even need to direct the Pentagon to create a withdrawal Plan?

From all my reading here and at Pat Lang’s site, plus following what the military says, the Drafting and updating of withdrwal plans are Standard Operating Procedure on an ongoing basis!

Again - what on earth would that comment mean?

In any event, these raggedy-ass little states should not be determinative, and my guess is that we come out of them with things totally ambiguous.

I am curious. Please tell me your basis for this understanding. Specifically on what basis do you understand that I would oppose any woman running for president?

yea, she has said an increase might be in order for the defense budget; but, this does not automatically mean these funds would be used for another illegal and immoral invasion. much of these funds will go to wounded of this war and repairing and replacing material that is always going to be needed.

shirin … i understand your dislike of hillary at least i think i do … you would oppose any woman running for president. given that, i still must urge you to be more balanced in your comments regarding hillary’s positions. otherwise you become even more of a parody of yourself.

Kucinich Urges Supporters to Back Obama on Second Iowa Ballot

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Democratic
Presidential candidate and Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich opened the New
Year by publicly asking his Iowa supporters to vote for him in the caucuses
this Thursday, and suggesting that if he did not make the 15% threshold,
their second ballot should be for Senator Barack Obama. “This is obviously
an ‘Iowa- only’ recommendation, as Sen. Obama and I are competing in the
New Hampshire primary next Tuesday where I want to be the first choice of
New Hampshire voters.

“I hope Iowans will caucus for me as their first choice this Thursday,
because of my singular positions on the war, on health care, and trade.
This is an opportunity for people to stand up for themselves. But in those
caucus locations where my support doesn’t reach the necessary threshold, I
strongly encourage all of my supporters to make Barack Obama their second
choice. Sen. Obama and I have one thing in common: Change.”

We need a street fighter and I’m starting to hope that he does win.

And to think I was almost prepared to consider supporting Edwards!

PS Barak Obama is not and has never been a Muslim. His father, although he was raised to be a Muslim, was an avowed atheist by the time he met Barak’s mother, and Barak apparently was an atheist also until he got born again or whatever, and joined a rather odd-ball African-centric Christian denomination.

Propping up their bad behaviour indeed! It is American bad behaviour that is at the root of all of it.

I take back my comment that Edwards is marginally better than Hillary and Obama. He is cut from the same cloth, just a slightly different pattern, but still a terrible design.