Flag Rank Officers & "Out of Iraq" Caucus Endorse Hillary

by D. Cupples  | According to The Swamp, Sen. Barack Obama "mocked" Hillary Clinton today while giving another campaign speech.  At the end, Sen. Obama said:

"'Ask yourself,' he added, contrasting his record with Clinton’s record, 'Who do you trust to end a war – someone who opposed the war from the beginning, or someone who started opposing it when they started preparing a run for President?'”

That's an interesting question, given that 34 Flag Ranked U.S. Military officers trust Hillary Clinton to end the war (see video clip below).

Surely this group's opinions mean something, as it includes retired generals and admirals and (I think) former members of the Joint Chiefs.

Also note that 14 members of the "Out of Iraq" caucus recently released an open letter in support of Hillary -- specifically because they believe that she will be most effective at ending the war.  Below is the text of the letter and names of the members who signed it:

"As firm opponents of the Iraq war, we believe there is no higher priority for the next President of the United States than ending this war, and we believe there is no one better prepared and more committed to bringing this war to a responsible conclusion than Hillary Clinton. The best way to honor the sacrifices of our brave young men and women in uniform is to bring them home.

"We support Hillary Clinton because she is the candidate with the stature, strength, and experience needed to end this war as quickly and responsibly as possible.

"Hillary has put forward the most comprehensive plan for bringing our troops home, with troop withdrawals beginning within 60 days of taking office. She bravely pressed the Pentagon to begin planning for the withdrawal of our troops from Iraq. And she has introduced legislation to bar the Bush administration from unilaterally negotiating a long-term security agreement with the Iraqi government and thereby tying the hands of the next administration.

"Hillary's commitment to ending this war is matched by her experience. Her knowledge of the armed forces, her service on the Senate Armed Services Committee, and her extraordinary efforts on behalf of our veterans have earned her the respect of our men and women in uniform.

"We are proud to support her because we know that she is the candidate ready to bring our troops home." (courtesy of Clinton Tracker)

Del. Donna Christian-Christensen (D-VI)
Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY)
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX)
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA)
Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA)
Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA)
Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY)
Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA)
Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY)
Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH)
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)
Rep. Diane Watson (D-CA)
Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA)

 

Thanks to No Quarter for pointing out the story.  Memeorandum has commentary.

Other BN-Politics Posts:

* Hillary Speaks about Iraq War Plans

* Murtha Endorses Hillary, Her Pennsylvania Lead Grows

* Hillary Clinton (Candidates' Positives, Part I

* The Media & Obama: Good Intentions Pave Rough Road 

* Hillary Takes the High Road

"As firm opponents of the Iraq war, we believe there is no higher priority for the next President of the United States than ending this war, and we believe there is no one better prepared and more committed to bringing this war to a responsible conclusion than Hillary Clinton. The best way to honor the sacrifices of our brave young men and women in uniform is to bring them home.

"We support Hillary Clinton because she is the candidate with the stature, strength, and experience needed to end this war as quickly and responsibly as possible.

"Hillary has put forward the most comprehensive plan for bringing our troops home, with troop withdrawals beginning within 60 days of taking office. She bravely pressed the Pentagon to begin planning for the withdrawal of our troops from Iraq. And she has introduced legislation to bar the Bush administration from unilaterally negotiating a long-term security agreement with the Iraqi government and thereby tying the hands of the next administration.

"Hillary's commitment to ending this war is matched by her experience. Her knowledge of the armed forces, her service on the Senate Armed Services Committee, and her extraordinary efforts on behalf of our veterans have earned her the respect of our men and women in uniform.

"We are proud to support her because we know that she is the candidate ready to bring our troops home." (courtesy of Clinton Tracker)

Del. Donna Christian-Christensen (D-VI)
Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY)
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX)
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA)
Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA)
Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA)
Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY)
Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA)
Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY)
Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH)
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)
Rep. Diane Watson (D-CA)
Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA)

 

Thanks to No Quarter for pointing out the story.  Memeorandum has commentary.

Other BN-Politics Posts:

* Hillary Speaks about Iraq War Plans

* Murtha Endorses Hillary, Her Pennsylvania Lead Grows

* Hillary Clinton (Candidates' Positives, Part I

* The Media & Obama: Good Intentions Pave Rough Road 

* Hillary Takes the High Road

Comments

[rawdawgbuffalo]

I guess they dont remember in 2001 when she was on stage with Mr. President talking about the success of iraq. Guess this is what we get for having a president who is a recovering addicthe talk like he live in iraq daily

http://rawdawgb.blogspot.com/2008/03/u-promised-me-rose-garden-folk.html

[D. Cupples]

Rawdawg,

Yeah, that was a pretty screwy time in our history (between 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, when to question the president would get you labeled a traitor or terrorist lover).

Most of our politicians failed us, and most of our media did as well. Though, we didn't invade Iraq until 2003.

[rawdawgbuffalo]

hey man, its cool as long as we can accept each others beliefs, hats why this country is great, because of folks like us, no race, sex, age, just expression - now if we could teach politicians to act like us. lol. i come by here often. let me know via email if u want to exchange rolls