Clinton Iraq

McCain's Iraq Barack Attack Shows A Crack

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

The media should be paying attention here, to more than just the first big skirmish of the putative general election, which reframed the foreign policy distinctions between the two candidates.

Sam Stein

Bob Graham: Clinton War Vote Was Anchor Of Her Campaign

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Sen. Hillary Clinton has every right to continue fighting for the Democratic nomination, says former Sen. Bob Graham, but it is time to put down her g...

Sam Stein

Clinton In 2005: 'I Agree With McCain' On Long-Term Iraq Presence

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Three years ago, during an appearance on CBS, Sen. Hillary Clinton stated that she agreed with the overarching premise of John McCain's Iraq policy: t...

Some Last-Minute Obama Thoughts, After Canvasing in PA

Chris Durang | Posted 05.25.2011

Chris Durang

Our list was of registered Democrats. We were meant to remind them to vote on Tuesday. And most importantly, if they were undecided, to engage them in conversation.

She's The Boss: I'll Withdraw Regardless Of Military Advice

New York Times | Julie Bosman | Posted 05.25.2011

The New York Times reports: Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton reiterated her campaign pledge to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq within 60 days of tak...

The Senators Grill Petraeus; My Brother Messages Me From Iraq

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 05.25.2011

Kelly Nuxoll

As the Senate hearing on Iraq was winding down, I received an IM from my brother Sam, a soldier in Iraq. He's asking the same thing as the senators: "What are we doing here?"

Clinton Makes False Claim About Her Iraq Record Vs. Obama's

ABC's Political Punch | Jake Tapper | Posted 05.25.2011

In Eugene, Oregon, Saturday. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, attempted to change the measure by which anyone might assess who criticized the Iraq war firs...

John Murtha Endorses Hillary Clinton

Washington Post | Anne Kornblut | Posted 05.25.2011

Rep. John P. Murtha has announced his endorsement of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, bringing his clout as a 17-term member of the House and a prominent ...

Obama: "Security Gap" Exists Between Rhetoric And Reality

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

UPDATE: John McCain's camp has responded to Obama, saying his speech fails "National Security 101". On McCain's Iran-Al-Qaeda flap: "To say that inv...

Max Follmer and Sam Stein

Obama And Clinton Go Toe-To-Toe On Iraq

HuffingtonPost.com | Max Follmer and Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Less than a week before the decisive Nevada Democratic presidential caucuses, the political battle over Iraq dramatically erupted on Sunday when the H...

Sam Stein

Bill Clinton: I Was "For Giving Bush Authority To Take Out Saddam"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

While stumping for his wife in Iowa on Tuesday former President Bill Clinton claimed unequivocally that he had opposed the war in Iraq from the very o...