The Goddess of Pieces - Hillary's Cluster Bomb Ban Vote

:nuke: http://www.atlargely.com/2008/02/clinton-vs-obam.html :nuke:

edit: added 'The' cuz... I don't know...

First this then snipergate........

Here is the link to the vote on the amendment.
It failed 70-30, so this is NOT just about Clinton, but our lackluster centrist dems in the Senate in general.

Seriously, biden and dodd also voted against it. MOST of the progressives voted for,and even some surprises like Feinstein... At least there's that. But we have far to go.

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=2&vote=00232#position

I really can't believe it's come down to these two candidates. My bottom of the barrel choices. Ugh!

Its just the innocents who end up as the primary victims of these cluster bombs. No big deal.

or as Hillary prefers to call it, 'collateral damage.'

"Oh..... and Death to the Infidels"

Paid for by

And best of all it plays into the "fighter" narrative. :hide:

FTW!

"Just to be perfectly clear, Senator Clinton voted against banning the use of cluster bombs in civilian areas. Her vote was not against banning the use of cluster bombs altogether. Think about that: Should our military be permitted to use cluster bombs in civilian areas, with each exploding bomb covering the range of a football field? Yes or no? Senator Clinton said yes. Senator Obama said no. Here is the exact text, straight from Senate Amendment No. 4882:

Sec. 8109. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act my be obligated or expended to acquire, utilize, sell, or transfer any cluster munition unless the rules of engagement applicable to the cluster munition ensure that the cluster munition will not be used in or near any concentrated population of civilians, whether permanent or temporary, including inhabited parts of cities or villages, camps or columns of refugees or evacuees, or camps or groups of nomads."


Maybe she didn't read it?

:shrug:

Just knew that leopard would never be able to change those spots :shrug:

From the link:

"On not one but two of her most important life-and-death votes in the Senate, Clinton embraced political expediency over the protection of innocent human lives.

Moreover, if such issues as the horrific realities of cluster bombs were given their due in the mainstream media, Clinton's vote against Amendment No. 4882 would've and should've been fair game in assessing her record.

The United States of America is the largest manufacturer of cluster bombs. This weaponry maims and kills thousands of innocent human beings globally each year but reaps huge profits for the defense industry, which in turn, of course, pays exorbitant rates to advertise during U.S. network news broadcasts."

Just...yikes.

:wow:

is what I've always called her.

some of US never forgot Iraqgate and HRC's Director position at LaFarge...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5108062

show a poster here who is denying Hillary voted this way.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5387858&mesg_id=5388640

position on cluster bombs won't end up in me being in pieces"

Dang!