Sen. Clinton also told the Code Pink women that sometimes the United States
has to go it alone and she specifically compared Iraq with Bosnia and Kosovo
"where my husband could not get a Security Council resolution to save the
Kosovar Albanians from ethnic cleansing. And we did it alone as the United
States, and we had to do it alone."
So much for the necessity of seeking allies and additional UN resolutions to
follow previous unheeded resolutions before America acts.
In her Senate floor speech on Oct. 10, 2002, Sen. Clinton said, "It is clear
that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his
capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare and will keep trying to
develop nuclear weapons. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter
the political and security landscape in the Middle East, which as we know
all too well affects American security." Later in that speech, Sen. Clinton
criticized the UN, saying, "It often lacks the cohesion to enforce its own
mandates." Adding to her conviction that Saddam must be toppled, Sen.
Clinton said, "I want this president, or any future president, to be in the
strongest possible position to lead our country in the United Nations or in
war."
One wonders what took such a smart woman until last weekend in Iowa to
conclude that she had been duped and, if she can be misled by so many people
in whom she has confidence, how will she be able to see clearly as
president?
Unlike her husband, she won't be able to get away with the political
equivalent of "of course, I'll respect you in the morning."