- Today, March 17, 2008, Hillary Clinton delivered a speech on the War in Iraq at George Washington University.
- The following are excerpts from her speech:
"I certainly do remember that trip to Bosnia, and as Togo said, there was a saying around the White House that if a place was too small, too poor, or too dangerous, the president couldn't go, so send the First Lady. That’s where we went.
"I remember landing under sniper fire. There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base.
"The mistakes in Iraq are not the responsibility of our men and women in uniform but of their Commander-in-Chief.
"There is no magic wand to wave. Bringing our troops home safely will take a president who is ready to be Commander-in-Chief on day one, a president who knows our military and has earned their respect.
"I would further seek to stabilize Iraq by insisting that the country's oil revenues, instead of U.S. taxpayer dollars, increasingly be used to fund Iraq’s reconstruction."
Click here for the full transcript of Clinton's speech.
Source:http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=6567
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