That Mocked Obama Speech of 2002

Hillary has said repeatedly, in concert with her famous 3 AM phone call ad, that she has "been there" and all Obama has done is give a speech in 2002. Here is that speech. Meanwhile, Hillary answered the call to war with Iraq by giving Cheney and Rumsfeld a blank check. And we're supposed to feel more secure with her?

But I also know that Saddam poses no imminent and direct threat to the United States, or to his neighbors, that the Iraqi economy is in shambles, that the Iraqi military a fraction of its former strength, and that in concert with the international community he can be contained until, in the way of all petty dictators, he falls away into the dustbin of history. I know that even a successful war against Iraq will require a US occupation of undetermined length, at undetermined cost, with undetermined consequences. I know that an invasion of Iraq without a clear rationale and without strong international support will only fan the flames of the Middle East, and encourage the worst, rather than best, impulses of the Arab world, and strengthen the recruitment arm of Al Qaeda. I am not opposed to all wars. I'm opposed to dumb wars.