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I suppose it depends on your political views. She was a core part of the administration that invaded an entire country on false premises and resulted in thousands of deaths.

Good point about the rest of her story though – she is a successful women and came from statistically unlikely circumstances.

Tough to balance those things out. In my view the participation in war crimes outweighs all other possible successes.

Edit: forgot to mention her role in authorizing torture.



>> administration that invaded an entire country on false premises

"Clinton also stated that, while other countries also had weapons of mass destruction, Hussein is in a different category because he has used such weapons against his own people and against his neighbors."

http://www.cnn.com/US/9812/16/clinton.iraq.speech/

"participation in war crimes"

Are you publicly accusing Condalizza Rice of war crimes? Do you have proof? Does HN support your claims and are willing to fight a legal battle on your behalf or testify in your defense?


Aggression is a war crime. There is no chance of a meaningful legal battle; the US has veto power in the UN and exempts itself from the world court.

(for example, the US was found guilty over Nicaragua and basically just ignored it)


I thought even the most die hard WMD/Iraq war defenders had given up by now. Apparently not.




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