Apr 25 2008
Hillary Woos Asheville
ASHEVILLE – Sen. Hillary Clinton told a raucous and inspired Asheville crowd Thursday that as commander in chief she would end the war in Iraq while enacting universal health care and reviving a faltering economy.
Flanked by retired generals and with a backdrop reading “Solutions for a Strong Military,” the former first lady was repeatedly interrupted by standing ovations with thunderous applause inside the Asheville Civic Center’s Thomas Wolfe Auditorium.
One such outburst came with her pledge to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq within 60 days of becoming president.
“We must restore our moral authority around the world. That begins by ending the war in Iraq,” she said. “I will begin withdrawing our troops, and I will tell the Iraqis they must step up.”
I don’t believe Hillary or Obama when they say they are going to start withdrawing from Iraq. I definitely don’t believe Hillary will do it and Obama has already said that he will keep residual forces there for stability. One of this top advisers said that entails a force of 60,000 to 80,000. Well, that’s half of what’s there now.
