Apr 06 2008
The REAL Bosnia-Hillary Story
Flipping through channels the other day, I came across Tim Russert interviewing Christopher Hutchins. Knowing that Christopher is usually colorful, I decided to stay and find out what they were talking about. Much to my surprise, it happened to coincide with an e-mail of an article he wrote that I received last week about his personal knowledge of the REAL STORY on the Clintons and Bosnia.
As you’ll remember, Bill Clinton’s first term in office from 1993-1997.
Allow me set the stage. Hitchens happened to be in Sarajevo the summer of 1992 and noted that the Bosnians were “enthused by Bill Clinton’s pledge…to come to the defense of the victims of ethnic cleansing.”
1993 = Nothing done by U.S.
1994 = Nothing Done by U.S.
1995 = Nothing Done by U.S.
What had happened in the interim? In particular, what had happened to the 1992 promise, four years earlier, that genocide in Bosnia would be opposed by a Clinton administration?
According to a quote from Sally Bedell Smith’s “admirable book on the happy couple: For Love of Politics:”
“Taking the advice of Al Gore and National Security Advisor Tony Lake, Bill agreed to a proposal to bomb Serbian military positions while helping the Muslims acquire weapons to defend themselves—the fulfillment of a pledge he had made during the 1992 campaign. But instead of pushing European leaders, he directed Secretary of State Warren Christopher merely to consult with them. When they balked at the plan, Bill quickly retreated, creating a “perception of drift.” The key factor in Bill’s policy reversal was Hillary, who was said to have “deep misgivings” and viewed the situation as “a Vietnam that would compromise health-care reform.” The United States took no further action in Bosnia, and the “ethnic cleansing” by the Serbs was to continue for four more years, resulting in the deaths of more than 250,000 people.”
The following is from Christopher Hitchen’s article:
“I can personally witness to the truth of this, too. I can remember, first, one of the Clintons’ closest personal advisers—Sidney Blumenthal—referring with acid contempt to Warren Christopher as “a blend of Pontius Pilate with Ichabod Crane.” I can remember, second, a meeting with Clinton’s then-Secretary of Defense Les Aspin at the British Embassy. When I challenged him on the sellout of the Bosnians, he drew me aside and told me that he had asked the White House for permission to land his own plane at Sarajevo airport, if only as a gesture of reassurance that the United States had not forgotten its commitments. The response from the happy couple was unambiguous: He was to do no such thing, lest it distract attention from the first lady’s health care ‘initiative.’” (emphasis is mine)
So to sum it up, why did those 250,000 people die? Because Hillary didn’t want any action(s) over there to detract from her shot at health-care reform (which failed miserably).
And now she has the audacity to LIE about her trip over there? Having to dodge sniper fire while running from the plane to the car??? Perhaps she was THINKING that is what the people might have done had they known the REAL REASON that those 250,000 people had to die!
I can just imagine one of those 3:00am phone calls she wants to get as President.
Advisor Vincent, “Mrs. President, our worst fears after pulling all the troops out of Iraq have been realized. Osama bin Laden has taken control of Saddam’s Baghdad Palace.”
Hillary responds, “Vincent, we can’t do anything about it right now because I have a bill pending in Congress to rename the Mid-Manhattan Library in New York The Hillbilly Library and I don’t want anything to detract from that! We’ll work it out on Tuesday.”
Who do you want to answer the phone at 3:00am?
P.S. If McCain is President, that phone call wouldn’t even be made as he isn’t talking about pulling out troops prematurely!