Oprah's Town Hall
The Oprah Winfrey Show | October 27, 2006
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Knowing what he knows now about the war in Iraq, if Bill could go back before the war began, would he support the war? Audience Member: There are many bad people out there. I don't disagree that [Saddam Hussein is] a bad guy. I don't disagree that somebody should take him out... Bill: Somebody but not us, right? Audience Member: I'm not even saying that. I'm saying that if that is the reason we were going into Iraq, then why wasn't that stated at the get-go? Bill: It was stated as part of the package. Look, if you could go in a time capsule back to before the WMD [weapons of mass destruction] thing, I wouldn't invade Iraq. If there were no WMDs in that country, I would have said, "Don't go. Don't go. He's horrible. Awful. But we can't do this. It's too much of a sacrifice." It's been too much of a strain on the country. ... I agree with you. But if you put the whole package together, we tried to do a noble thing for the right reasons. It has not worked out. Let's be fair about it. |
