The NYT Check Point column, “Clinton and the Iraq War Amendment,” elucidates the details underlying Hillary Clinton’s explanation of her Iraq War Senate vote.
The senator has been consistent in explaining her opposition to the Levin Amendment, which, she felt gave the Security Council of the United Nations a veto over American presidential power.
Sounds good, until you dig deeper:
But Mr. Levin and defenders of his amendment assert that her description of the measure is simplistic and misleading.
In fact, the vote tallies that night in the Senate are even more revealing that all in the room knew what they were and were not voting for: Read the rest of this entry »
