This is what Hillary Clinton was thinking on March 6, 2003.
There is a very easy way to prevent anyone from being put into harm’s way and that is for Saddam Hussein to disarm. And I have absolutely no belief that he will. I have to say that this is something I have followed for more than a decade. If he were serious about disarming he would have been much more forthcoming...
video after the flip.
HIllary starts talking at the 6:30 mark.
There is a very easy way to prevent anyone from being put into harm’s way and that is for Saddam Hussein to disarm. And I have absolutely no belief that he will. I have to say that this is something I have followed for more than a decade. If he were serious about disarming he would have been much more forthcoming...
I just respectfully disagree about what the proximate cause of any action that might be taken is...
The very difficult question for all of us is how does one bring about the disarmament of someone with such a proven track record of a commitment, if not an obsession, of weapons of mass destruction. And I ended up voting for the resolution after carefully reviewing the information and intelligence that I had available, talking with people whose opinions I trusted, trying to discount political or other factors that I didn't believe should be in any way a part of this decision.
And it is unfortunate that we are at the point of a potential military action to enforce the resolution. That is not my preference, it is would be far more pref fi we not only had legitimate cooperation from Saddam Hussein and a willingness on his part to disarm and account for his chemical and biological storehouses, but that if we had a much broader alliance and coalition. But we are in a very difficult position right now. I would love to agree with you but I can't based on my own understanding and assessment of the situation.
