Hillary lays out a plan to end the war in Iraq in this weeks “Hillcast”

“Hillcast” will be a weekly featured broadcast from Hillary Clinton on her website www.hillaryclinton.com .  

This week’s “Hillcast” is titled “Iraq Troop Protection and Reduction Act.” Hillary recently went to
Iraq to meet with the Iraqi people as well as the men and women of our armed forces who are currently in Iraq.  She would like to stop the deployment of troops into
Iraq. 

In what she has called the “Iraq Troop Protection and Reduction Act,” she proposes 5 steps towards reducing the US troops in Iraq and to lay out a roadmap to end the war in
Iraq.

 

1)  We need to put a cap on the number of troops in Iraq at January 1 levels.

2)  This Bill will protect the troops by making sure they have the right equipment and training they need before being sent to Iraq.  She states that our troops still do not have all the equipment they need. She also briefly mentions how we have been in Iraq for almost 4 years which is LONGER than World War II!

3)  We need to put an end to the “Blank Check” for the Iraqi Government.   The Iraqi government needs to have real benchmarks with real consequences.  They need to take greater responsibility for their own security.

4)  We need to convene an international conference to bring other countries together to help forge a stable future for Iraq.

5) To begin a phased redeployment of our troops out of Iraq.  It is time to say the redeployment should start in 90 or Congress will revoke authorization for this war. 

My comments on this ”Hillcast”: 

Hillary having a “Hillcast” feature on her website is a great idea.  If she really wants to speak to today’s youth, having her own version of a podcast is the way to go. I think this is smart, and if a “Hillcast” airs on a weekly basis, I think this can be a real effective way to win over voters, especially young voters.

In this “Hillcast”, she really is trying to show how President Bush has gone wrong and how there are simple ways to correct what he has done.

I have to say I agree with her.  Of course I would think most people would want to see an end to this war.  I really feel that we need to start to pass more responsibility to the Iraqis themselves.  I think this can be achieved by working directly with the Iraqi government to turn the control over to them. 

Hillary Clinton, a brief history lesson

Hillary Rodham Clinton could be the first woman president. She has formed a presidential exploratory committee for the 2008 Presidential Election. According to the USA Today/
Gallup poll on 2/14/2007, Hillary Clinton leads over her nearest Democratic rival by 19 points.

Below is a brief history of Hillary Clinton’s career.

Career history:

• Attended Wellesley College Majored in Political Science (1965-1969)
• Yale Law School (Received a Juris Degree from Yale after completing a thesis on the Rights of Children) 1969-1973
• Married Bill Clinton 1975
• Joined Rose Law Firm 1976
• Appointed to the board of the Legal Service Corporation 1978
• First Lady of Arkansas 1978-1980; 1982-1990
• Became first woman to make full partner of Rose Law Firm 1979
• New York Senator 2000-present
• First Lady of the United States 1993-2000

(She was the first First Lady to have earned a post-graduate degree and to have her own professional career.)

Writings and Recordings:

• It Takes a Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us (Best seller) 1996
• Received a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album of the above 199
• Dear Socks, Dear Buddy: Kids’ Letters to the First Pets 1998
• An Invitation to the White House: At Home with History 2000
• Living History (Received a second Grammy nomination in the Best Spoken Word Album Category for this) 2003

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