Re: [Dems2008] Re: Obama takes the high road again

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By Major Garrett

Reviving a controversy that had started to fade, threemilitary veterans who are volunteers for Barack Obama on Saturday saidHillary Clinton's false assertion she was under sniper fire in 1995while traveling as first lady undermines her ability to lead the U.S.military and raises relevant questions about her "moral authority" ascommander-in-chief.

One of the Obama surrogates, retired Maj. Gen. WalterStewart, went so far as to say the soldier buried at Arlington NationalCemetery in the Tomb of the Unknown "was probably killed by a sniper"and that Clinton's statement means she "would lack the moral authorityto lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown."

Stewart commanded National Guard forces in Bosnia and was a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard.

All three veterans denied they were attempting tobreathe new life into an issue that has died down on the campaigntrail. It was a mistake that Clinton apologized for in Wednesday'snationally televised debate in Philadelphia.

"If she is going to tell stories as a candidate, is shegoing to tell the truth or fabricate some kind of story as president?"asked retired Chief Petty Officer Mike Kotyk, who served in the Navy ascaptain aboard the USS Ross during U.S. operations in the Balkans.

Army Capt. Aaron Clevenstine, a sniper trainer andplatoon leader, said Clinton's sniper story and subsequent attempts tolaugh it off were "in poor taste" and reflective of "poor judgment."

Clinton's chief spokesman Howard Wolfson brushed off the revived sniper story attention as just nasty politics.

"Boy, when the Obama campaign goes negative, it reallygoes negative," he said. "This is part of their attack, attack, attackstrategy. This is unfortunate and totally undermines any kind of newpolitics. This is the worst kind of old campaigning."

Wolfson said Clinton's already acknowledged she wronglytold voters on numerous occasions she had to dodge sniper fire in Tuzladuring a 1995 visit.

Wolfson said if military leaders had misgivings aboutClinton, more than 30 retired admirals and generals would not haveendorsed her.

"And Sen. Clinton will put her record on national security and veterans issues up against Sen. Obama's any time."

Wolfson also recited Obama's comment that his campaignhas only talked about the sniper issue "when asked about it." Wolfsoncalled the conference call from Obama surrogates an effort to revivethe controversy and the toll it has taken on Clinton's credibility.

"When it comes to negative campaign tactics, SenatorObama has been a hypocrite from day one, decrying attack politics fromone side of his mouth while he and his campaign wage a characterassassination effort from the other," Clinton spokesman Phil Singeradded. "The juxtaposition of Senator Obama's comments in the debate andthe remarks made on his campaign conference call this afternoon provethe point."

 
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