Clinton Defends War Vote

This is from the Washington Times:

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday defended her 2002 vote to authorize the war in Iraq, a vote that Democratic activists have said could doom her campaign for the presidency. "At the time, I said 'This is not a vote for pre-emptive war.' I said that on the floor of the Senate. I said that we should not go to war unless we have allies," she told about 300 Iowans gathered at a fairground for a town-hall-style meeting.

I disagree that the vote will hurt Hillary, especially if the Surge leads to victory. If so, the MSM will suddenly be looking for a Democrat hawk, and she's the only one ( since Lieberman has gone too far over to the "Dark Side" for liberals' taste).