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Anonymous asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 1 decade ago

Is Hillary Clinton’s lie about fake sniper fire in Bosnia disrespectful to Military soldiers?

Hillary says she misspoke, but she misspoke 4 times about fake sniper fire while trying to round up votes in Ohio and Texas.

Don’t soldiers who endure real sniper fire in Iraq deserve better than someone who would lie about fake sniper fire just to get votes?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    It is not as disrespectful as it is pathetic. I myself was never shot at by a "sniper" but small arms, yes. My biggest thing is that she said she misspoke, and someone else tried to say that after you tell a story so many times, details can get jumbled. You dont misspeak if you have been shot at, that memory your dont lose it in translation.

    Source(s): 2 tours in Iraq
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    That thing is so blown out of proportion. I don't think she meant to say people were actually shooting at her as she deplaned. It was probably just an expression to indicate the chaos in the region she visited.

    I detest her and am waiting anxiously to see the tail end of the mule carrying her and her political career into the sunset. But let's get after her about real issues and not nitpick every thing she and her daughter have to say.

    Her ideas of governance are at best likely to cause economic pain to those who she purports to help and at worse will move this country down the path to a totalitarian government. I find her ideas on taxes, gun control, and health-care offensive to liberty and a danger to us all. Let's savage her for that, and leave little turns of speech alone.

  • 1 decade ago

    Not so much disrespect to the military who the Clintons hate any way .But the disrepect to her followers and people that did trust her she lost a lot. But she is a Clinton and she learn to lie from a damn good teacher

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It would be, if we were still in Bosnia. But isn't it more disrespectful to our soldiers being led around by a man whom never had an exit strategy to begin with?

    Whom won't budge on the war? Whmo asks for them to shed their blood and sacrifice their lives for a conflict that isn't clearly defined nor supported by the majority of Americans?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The military disliked Bill and Hillary before Billy left office and they still do for reasons like this. Is it any wonder that more retired miliatary generals have endorsed McCain and Obama then Hillary. Not really.

  • 1 decade ago

    It is a slap in the face for everyone who has put themselves at risk to help others. And the fact that she repeated her story on national television at least three times means she never believed anybody would dare call her on it.

    Not a personality type that we need in any office, least of all POTUS.

  • 1 decade ago

    It's more of an insult to the intelligence of the American people; and whoever was responsible for her security detail on that trip. To the average soldier, it's just one more reason to laugh at her.

  • Not at all

    I saw this happen several times. When these civilians come to a Combat zone they are terrified every little noise and they hit the deck.

    You get used to being under fire. After a few thousand bullets wizz by you they all become meaningless.

    Scared people imagine the worse case scenario

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes, but so is Obama's promise to take them out in 2 years, then 16 months, and then, some time eventually whenever conditions are perfect.

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes it is

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