[lbo-talk] Hillary on Iraq

[Doug Henwood]

[first she doesn't answer the question, then she implies that Iraqis are a
bunch of welfare dependents]

<http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/story/402553p-340839c.html>

After her speech, the audience peppered the former First Lady with
questions. One man asked if she would support bringing home U.S. troops in
the next six months, as U.S. Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) has suggested.

"I was stunned when the President gave his answer about when the war in
Iraq would be over - that it would be up to future Presidents," Clinton
said. "I don't think that was a responsible answer."

And though Clinton said she did not believe that the U.S. can commit to a
specific withdrawal date, she added, "The Iraqi people cannot expect us to
be there for them indefinitely."