I ended up voting for the resolution after carefully reviewing the information, intelligence …
Senator Hillary Clinton, March 7, 2003, from a meeting with Code Pink, on why she was justified voting for the war declaration against Iraq
There is a very easy way to prevent anyone from being put into harm’s way, and that is for Saddam Hussein to disarm—and I have absolutely no belief that he will. I have to say that this is something I followed for more than a decade. If he were serious about disarming, he would have been much more forthcoming. I ended up voting for the resolution after carefully reviewing the information, intelligence that I had available; talking with people whose opinions I trusted, trying to discount political or other factors that I didn’t believe should be in any way a part of this decision. I would love to agree with you, but you can’t based on my own understanding and assessment of the situation.
Senator Hillary Clinton, March 7, 2003, from a meeting with Code Pink
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