I have to admit this one is not mine so special props go out to DUer grassfed for this info. I'll link to the post but here's an issue where Hillary's political "experience" is inexcusable.
From grassfed at DU:
Cluster bombs and landmines are particularly terrifying weapons that wreak havoc on communities trying to recover from war. They are fatal impediments to reconstruction and rehabilitation of agricultural land; they destroy valuable livestock; they disable otherwise productive members of society; they maim or kill children trying to salvage them for scrap metal.
Over 150 nations have signed the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty. In the autumn of 2006, there was a chance to take a step in the right direction: Senate Amendment No. 4882, an amendment to a Pentagon appropriations bill that would have banned the use of cluster bombs in civilian areas. Amendment No. 4882 was an easy one to vote against: Who'd want to risk accusation of "tying the hands of the Pentagon" during a never-ending, global War on Terror? As is so often the case, there was no political cost to doing the wrong thing. And there was no political reward for doing the right thing.
But Senator Obama did the right thing.
Senator Obama of Illinois voted IN FAVOR of the ban.
Senator Clinton of New York voted AGAINST the ban.
Analysts say Clinton did not want to risk appearing "soft on terror," as it would have harmed her electability. Amendment Rejected.
Cluster Bombs are just another horrific way that we slaughter people. I have yet to see a real reason why voting against such a ban is 'good for america'.
The problem warmongers have is that we need every weapon of destruction available at our fingertips to annihilate anybody who disagrees with us and take whatever we desire (oil, land, money, control, etc).
This creates a dilemma for those who claim to be Democrats and believe they need to be "hawkish" to stay elected. Democratic principles are not ones of aggression and violence. Progressives and Liberals constitute the majority of the party. This creates a quagmire for these incumbents who face angry electorates in primaries who don't want to continue to support non-Democratic principled candidates.
Stir all of that up and you've just explained why Hillary has basically lost the Democratic nomination.
Besides, dropping bombs on innocent people doesn't "protect" America. It creates numerous new enemies who network and unify in the cause to destroy us later. War begets war.
The sad part is there is no personal accountability in the souls of these people. They seem perfectly fine with sanctioning murder. They also seem perfectly fine with enflaming regions to rise against us and with permanant war with enemies of our own making.
Hillary never apologized for the Iraq War Resolution. She doesn't apologize for the Kyl/Lieberman Iran Amendment pushing aggression towards them either. She doesn't apologize for either Patriot Act and she won't apologize for this vote either.
Sympathy is for the weak, right?
Thankfully it's her campaign that has been clusterbombed by her own arrogance and ignorance.
Go to the site below and sign the petition to end Cluster Bombing Worldwide. It's horrific and needs to stop.
http://www.stopclustermunitions.org
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