Clinton Is Already Going After Biden's Opposition to the Osama Bin Laden Raid

[Purveyor]

Welcome to the 2016 pre-primaries, where one potential candidate (Hillary Clinton) is reportedly already hitting a potential rival (Joe Biden) on his opposition to the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden. Clinton, you see, supported the idea to take out the most wanted criminal terrorist in the world. From her angle, she was one of its biggest cheerleaders. While everyone should already know by now that Biden advised the President against the raid (he boldly admitted it), it looks like Clinton is (quietly) reminding potential voters of that bit of trivia, just in case Biden still thinks the Democratic nomination is up for grabs.

The latest report of campaigning comes from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, relying on a handful of sources at Clinton's speech to 3,000-4,000 people at the National Association of Convenience Stores convention in Atlanta on Tuesday. State Rep. Tom Taylor, R-Dunwoody gave the paper a rundown of her remarks:

"I know she’s running for president now, because toward the end, she was asked about the Osama bin Laden raid. She took 25 minutes to answer," Taylor said. "Without turning the knife too deeply, she put it to [Vice President Joe] Biden."

Time and time again, Taylor said, Clinton mentioned the vice president's opposition to the raid, while characterizing herself and Leon Panetta, then director of the Central Intelligence Agency, as the action's most fierce advocates....The bin Laden query was the last of a Q-and-A session with the audience. "She took the rest of the time and went over, answering that question. She was ready to speak on that," Taylor said.

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http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/10/clinton-already-going-after-bidens-opposition-osama-bin-laden-raid/70573/

[djean111]

1. IMO going after Biden this early is off-putting. Not that I was enthused in the first place.

[regnaD kciN]

2. As I noted earlier, this is based solely on a "hearsay" account…

…from a Republican politician, who obviously has a vested interest in seeing Democrats fight among themselves.

[Ranchemp.]

3. In his own words.

Vice President Joe Biden says he advised against the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden.

In a speech delivered over the weekend at a Democratic congressional retreat, Biden recalled the moment when President Barack Obama asked his advisers for their opinions. "Every single person in that room hedged their bet except Leon Panetta. Leon said go. Everyone else said, 49, 51."

"He got to me. He said, 'Joe, what do you think?' And I said, 'You know, I didn't know we had so many economists around the table.' I said, 'We owe the man a direct answer. Mr. President, my suggestion is, don't go. We have to do two more things to see if he's there,'" said Biden, not elaborating on what more proof he needed to see.

Biden said the next morning Obama gave National Security Adviser Tom Donilon the go-ahead.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/30/joe-biden-advised-against-bin-laden-raid_n_1242702.html

Seems pretty clear that Mrs. Clinton is telling the truth.
Now, if she didn't actually make this statement, then she needs to refute it, but until she does, I'll take it as true.

[RC]

4. And per chance Hillary get the Presidency, how many more wars will she start/escalate?

We need someone in that office that will pay attention to this country and its people first.

[okaawhatever]

5. This same story has been posted a few times. All times it has been rebuked as questionable. nt

[Purveyor]

6. Has the Clinton camp denied she said this yet? eom

[okaawhatever]

8. I don't know, there were a couple of reports similar to yours and then yesterday there was a posting

explaining the origin and background of the person giving the quotes. I can't find it though and I can't remember the title. I hoped someone else would remember I think it said something about the Georgia politician being a NRA backed guy and someting else. Sorry i don't have more info. I think the right wing press is making sure the story hits multiple outlets, but the details seems the same.

[Always Randy]

7. if Ted Cruz made the remark would it still be true

Tom Taylor is a REPUBLICAN State Rep-----he is source of the story ---doesn't anybody on DU see this

are we listening to Republicans for guidance on the mid terms and 2016?