Hillary Clinton
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ThenOctober 10, 2002
“In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock.”
Clinton voted to authorize military force in Iraq
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hillary-clinton-regrets-her-iraq-vote-but-opting-for-intervention-was-a-pattern/2016/09/15/760c23d0-6645-11e6-96c0-37533479f3f5_story.htmlNowMay 19, 2015
“I made it very clear that I made a mistake, plain and simple.”
As 2016 presidential candidate, Clinton called her Iraq War vote a mistake after years of refusing to apologize
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hillary-clinton-regrets-her-iraq-vote-but-opting-for-intervention-was-a-pattern/2016/09/15/760c23d0-6645-11e6-96c0-37533479f3f5_story.htmlAnalysis
Clinton only began acknowledging her Iraq vote as a mistake when it became politically necessary for her presidential campaigns, after years of defending or deflecting
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