Hillary Sandbags the Anti-war Movement / Senator Mike Gravel

[Demeter]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sen-mike-gravel/hillary-sandbags-the-anti_b_61346.html


In an attempt to please an audience of veterans Monday, Hillary Clinton said the surge was "working" and gave a helping-hand to the Bush spin machine, Pentagon dead-enders and right-wing pundits who have already begun to quote her.

"Of course the surge is working," they'll say, "even Hillary Clinton acknowledges that!" Just when Congressional Democrats were beginning to grow spines and stand up against the war, Hillary has cut them off at the knees.

As always Hillary tried to have it both ways and went on to say: "We're just years too late changing our tactics. We can't ever let that happen again. We can't be fighting the last war. We have to be preparing to fight the new war." I'm not sure what she meant by that, but I do know the surge is not working.
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After Monday's speech, Clinton aides tried to clarify her remarks, saying she was specifically referring to increased cooperation from Sunnis battling insurgents in Al Anbar province. But that clarification was too little too late. Unless Hillary publicly reverses herself and personally calls the surge an overall failure, Bush's allies in the media and the Congress will have the cover they need to impede any funding cuts next year.

Saying the surge is "working" is another example of how Hillary is adopting Bill Clinton's triangulation strategy. After securing the Democratic base, the Clintons always sacrifice their allies to the Right. (Remember Sister Souljah?) Last week Hillary sandbagged the LGBT community with her states rights argument against gay marriage. This week she throws the anti-war movement under the bus. I'm curious to see who's going to be next week's victim.

[Laughing Mirror]

1. How could anybody possibly believe even one word that comes out of that war hawk's mouth?

It's all lies, lies, lies.

But in that, she's not alone, of course.

[Freedomofspeech]

2. With apologies to Hillary supporters....

This is so typical, she says just what her audience wants to hear.

[Stuckinthebush]

3. Still trying to figure out why she is the front runner

I feel so little drive to work for her.