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Clinton the Only One Capable of Ending the War?

Senator Hillary Clinton challenges McCain and Obama over the war in Iraq. Clinton says her rivals can't be trusted to end the war in Iraq. According to CNN.com, Clinton, on Wednesday, argued that she is the only presidential candidate capable of ending the war in Iraq.

"One candidate will continue the war and keep the troops in Iraq indefinitely. One candidate only says he will end the war," she said while campaigning in Pennsylvania.

"And one candidate is ready, willing and able to end the war and to rebuild our military while honoring our soldiers and our veterans."

In response to this accusation, Republican National Committee spokesman Alex Conant says, "Sen. Clinton's calls for retreat would leave Iraq to the terrorists and lead the U.S. into a wider and more difficult war in the future. It's clear Clinton is listening to her party's left-wing base and not Gen. Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker."

Clinton also questioned Obama's commitment in achieving the goal of getting the troops out of Iraq. Whereas, Clinton's plan calls for a removal of troops within 60 days of her becoming president. She says, "Sen. Obama on the other hand says he will end the war, but his top foreign policy adviser said he won't necessarily follow the plan he has been talking about during this campaign, that his plan is just words," she said. "You can count on me to end the war safely and responsibly."

Hari Sevugan, spokesman for Obama for America argues, "Hillary Clinton's tired and discredited attack is just the same old politics that won't end this war that she voted to authorize, and won't change the fact that she has repeatedly misled the American people about her Iraq record."

The Obama camp was also quick to issue a statement saying, "[Obama] is the only candidate who had the judgment to oppose the war from the very beginning, not just from the beginning of a campaign for president."

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