April 17, 2008
Posted: April 17th, 2008 03:18 PM ET
From CNN Political Producer Peter Hamby
Clinton is pledging to begin withdrawal in the first 60 days of her administration.
HAVERFORD, Pennsylvania (CNN) – Hillary Clinton declared Thursday she will begin withdrawing troops from Iraq within 60 days of becoming president, regardless of what her military advisers say about the situation on the ground at the time. "You can see which way the questions are going," she firmly told a mostly female audience gathered at Haverford College, a small liberal arts school outside of Philadelphia. "What if the military commanders tell you its dangerous to withdraw? That question is backwards. The president tells the military commanders what the mission is." Clinton has faced a slew of hypothetical questions from reporters about withdrawing from Iraq after she said last week that her rival Barack Obama cannot be trusted to end the war.
In making that case to voters and the press, the Clinton campaign has cited an interview with a former Obama foreign policy adviser, Samantha Power, who told the BBC in March that the Illinois senator's pledge to withdraw all combat troops in 16 months was "a best case scenario." At the Democratic debate in Philadelphia last night, Clinton was asked if she would bring the troops home "no matter what," even if that meant destabilizing the country. Clinton said yes, promising to do so responsibly and with a strong diplomatic effort in the region. "Our professional military are the best in the world," she said. "They give their best advice. And then they execute the policies of the president." – CNN Political Producer Peter Hamby Filed under: Hillary Clinton Pennsylvania
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