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Politico's Harris "struck by" Clinton's assertion of need for continuing U.S. presence in Iraq -- but that's not new |
| Published: September 24, 2007, 3:00 pm |
| Tags: the politico, 2008 elections, government elections, hillary clinton, national security foreign policy, war in iraq |
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On the September 23 edition of CBS' Face the Nation, following host Bob Schieffer's interview with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), Schieffer and guest John Harris, editor-in-chief of the Politico, discussed Clinton's statements during the interview concerning how long U.S. troops should remain in Iraq. Schieffer asserted that Clinton had "today recognized that ... there is going to be an American presence, military presence, in Iraq for some time to come," to which Harris replied, "She did, and I was struck by that in a sense that she was projecting herself really in this interview as a future president, not as a candidate for the nomination." In fact, as Clinton told Schieffer during the interview, her position that some U.S. troops should remain in Iraq is consistent with legislation she has introduced, as well as other Senate bills she has voted for and her public statements on withdrawing troops. From Clinton's interview with Schieffer: CLINTON: [ Full article ] |
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