Posted by Jed Lewison on Wed Dec 12, 2007 at 11:58 AM Pacific

Hillary Clinton echoes Bush-Cheney Iran War rhetoric

If Hillary Clinton can't stand up to the Republican war propaganda on Iran, how can we trust her to stand up to their war policies on Iran?

Hillary says she is standing up to Bush and Cheney, but she repeats their rationales for war with stunning precision.

She says that she favors preventing a "rush to war" -- but what is the opposite of a "rush to war"? A "leisurely stroll"? No thanks.

In 2002, Hillary Clinton said she opposed a "rush to war" with Iraq -- but she still supported the war with Iraq.

As Democrats, we have a choice to make this winter: who will represent our party for the next eight years? It would be a terrible mistake to select Hillary Clinton.

We need a candidate with the strength to stand up to Bush, Cheney, and the neocons.

Fortunately, each of the other Democrats has shown some backbone when it comes to Iran -- Hillary Clinton, as evidenced by her support for Kyl-Lieberman, is on the hawkish edge of the primary field.

Most of the other candidates don't have a perfect record on Iraq or Iran -- but all of them have a better record than Hillary.

None of the candidates, however, has had a more consistently pro-peace position than Dennis Kucinich, and his courageous resolve deserves recognition.

Although I am personally supporting John Edwards and Barack Obama as my first and second choices, I will support happily support Dennis in the primary if it comes to that. I will not, however, support Hillary Clinton in the primary. She just hasn't demonstrated the strength we need to unravel the war legacy of Bush and Cheney. (If she wins the nomination, I will of course support her.)

Let's send a loud and clear message to the establishment that we won't take any more of their wars. Please share these videos with friends and family who will vote in the Democratic primary. Here are the YouTube URLs:

"Trust Hillary on Iran?" / (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BoXVLFVCG0)
"Rush to War with Iran?" / (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2StQsXTy19c)

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Please send "Trust Hillary on Iran?" to a friend:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BoXVLFVCG0)



Please send "Rush to War with Iran?" to a friend:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2StQsXTy19c)

Hillary Clinton echoes Bush-Cheney Iran War rhetoric

If Hillary Clinton can't stand up to the Republican war propaganda on Iran, how can we trust her to stand up to their war policies on Iran?

Hillary says she is standing up to Bush and Cheney, but she repeats their rationales for war with stunning precision.

She says that she favors preventing a "rush to war" -- but what is the opposite of a "rush to war"? A "leisurely stroll"? No thanks.

In 2002, Hillary Clinton said she opposed a "rush to war" with Iraq -- but she still supported the war with Iraq.

As Democrats, we have a choice to make this winter: who will represent our party for the next eight years? It would be a terrible mistake to select Hillary Clinton.

We need a candidate with the strength to stand up to Bush, Cheney, and the neocons.

Fortunately, each of the other Democrats has shown some backbone when it comes to Iran -- Hillary Clinton, as evidenced by her support for Kyl-Lieberman, is on the hawkish edge of the primary field.

Most of the other candidates don't have a perfect record on Iraq or Iran -- but all of them have a better record than Hillary.

None of the candidates, however, has had a more consistently pro-peace position than Dennis Kucinich, and his courageous resolve deserves recognition.

Although I am personally supporting John Edwards and Barack Obama as my first and second choices, I will support happily support Dennis in the primary if it comes to that. I will not, however, support Hillary Clinton in the primary. She just hasn't demonstrated the strength we need to unravel the war legacy of Bush and Cheney. (If she wins the nomination, I will of course support her.)

Let's send a loud and clear message to the establishment that we won't take any more of their wars. Please share these videos with friends and family who will vote in the Democratic primary. Here are the YouTube URLs:

"Trust Hillary on Iran?" / (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BoXVLFVCG0)
"Rush to War with Iran?" / (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2StQsXTy19c)

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