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Obama opposed the Iraq invasion as a "dumb war" that would "require a US occupation of undetermined length" and "fan the flames of the Middle East" in 2002.

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The top counterargument is, "Clinton has also spoken out against the war in recent years."
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Jan 31 2008

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Jan 31

2008

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Clinton has also spoken out against the war in recent years.

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Jan 31

2008

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But she voted for it in the first place, while Obama was against it from the start.

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Feb 01

2008

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Edwards too voted to authorize war; so did Kerry and others supposedly respected by Obama's campaign. Obama derides Clinton's vote only because she's his biggest competition.

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Feb 02

2008

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But Edwards and Kerry now describe voting to authorize the war as a mistake, while Clinton continues to claim it was justified based on the information she had at the time.

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2008

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We will never known how Obama would have really voted because he wasn't in Congress at the time. His claims to the contrary are hollow.

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