I haven't check the votes, but, my best guess is that any legislator from New York City and New York State would vote for the war. There were Bush officials and himself stating there was a threat.
The responsibility for the impetus to war into Iraq really belongs to Bush. He took advantage of a traumatized country to push through his own agenda. Bush was leading into disaster and it was his responsibility to carry out police based in the best intelligence, not his own agenda. But, Bush never bothered to lead on the CIA's assessment of al Qaeda either. He was on a tangent no one knew about until it was launched.
April 16, 2015
...I was top Democrat on the intelligence committee at the time. (click here) As such I was required to receive all of the intelligence. I said at the time, the intelligence does not support the threat. I had better access than everybody. I couldn’t really say what I saw.
They said are you calling the president a liar. I said I’m stating a fact; the intelligence does not support the threat. My members had confidence this me. On the strength of that many of them voted against it. Some of them were never going to vote for the war any way. They did thank me afterward.
I was very, it was a few leaders. I wasn't a leader then but I was few of the persons that had all these years of experience on intelligence and national security. They trusted my judgment…
I can say of that a message was given to the American people by the White House that was not true, misrepresented the concern that was out there and created an atmosphere where unless you really studied this carefully, and I’m not saying everybody had access to that material, and they didn't. I was in a special place.
But I don't think a vote on a war 13 years ago, 14 years ago; the vote was '02, right now…
Again, Hillary Clinton has been a strong -- she comes to this, yes, as a woman. That happens to be that she's a woman. She’s so qualified. She has had great national security experience as a member of the armed services committee and secretary of state.
For these and so many reasons she'll be one of the strongest, best prepared people to enter the oval office in a long time. There are some others but she will be among the best prepared to serve as president.
A war vote is a vote that everybody makes on the basis of what think know, what they believe, who they trust. There’s large number of people who supported the war. The consequences have been terrible in terms of what it meant to our veterans and the rest of that, but no. the answer is no. I don't think it should disqualify her…
The responsibility for the impetus to war into Iraq really belongs to Bush. He took advantage of a traumatized country to push through his own agenda. Bush was leading into disaster and it was his responsibility to carry out police based in the best intelligence, not his own agenda. But, Bush never bothered to lead on the CIA's assessment of al Qaeda either. He was on a tangent no one knew about until it was launched.
April 16, 2015
...I was top Democrat on the intelligence committee at the time. (click here) As such I was required to receive all of the intelligence. I said at the time, the intelligence does not support the threat. I had better access than everybody. I couldn’t really say what I saw.
They said are you calling the president a liar. I said I’m stating a fact; the intelligence does not support the threat. My members had confidence this me. On the strength of that many of them voted against it. Some of them were never going to vote for the war any way. They did thank me afterward.
I was very, it was a few leaders. I wasn't a leader then but I was few of the persons that had all these years of experience on intelligence and national security. They trusted my judgment…
I can say of that a message was given to the American people by the White House that was not true, misrepresented the concern that was out there and created an atmosphere where unless you really studied this carefully, and I’m not saying everybody had access to that material, and they didn't. I was in a special place.
But I don't think a vote on a war 13 years ago, 14 years ago; the vote was '02, right now…
Again, Hillary Clinton has been a strong -- she comes to this, yes, as a woman. That happens to be that she's a woman. She’s so qualified. She has had great national security experience as a member of the armed services committee and secretary of state.
For these and so many reasons she'll be one of the strongest, best prepared people to enter the oval office in a long time. There are some others but she will be among the best prepared to serve as president.
A war vote is a vote that everybody makes on the basis of what think know, what they believe, who they trust. There’s large number of people who supported the war. The consequences have been terrible in terms of what it meant to our veterans and the rest of that, but no. the answer is no. I don't think it should disqualify her…
