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Former Ambassador Joe Wilson endorsed New York Sen. Hillary Clinton’s bid for the presidency today.
“I’ve known Hillary for a decade and talked to her at great length about Iraq. She is the one candidate who understands the need to get Americans out of harm’s way and end this war in a way that preserves some shred of our strategic position in this region,” Wilson said on a conference call with bloggers coordinated by the Clinton campaign and their blogger, Peter Daou.
Wilson is the husband of former clandestine CIA agent Valerie Plame, whose covert status was revealed by Chicago Sun-Times columnist Robert Novak. Novak learned of Plame’s identity from sources inside the White House, including the former chief of staff to the vice president, I. Scooter Libby. Plame’s identity was revealed as a way to discredit Wilson’s criticism of remarks that President Bush gave in his 2003 State of the Union address.
Ambassador Wilson repeatedly emphasized the political process that is necessary in the Middle East once American troops are removed from harm’s way in Iraq.
“I want to see this war end and end soon,” Wilson said.
“On day one she can reach out to the international community” and begin the political process, he said.
The decision to announce the endorsement to bloggers and speak largely about Iraq might be seen as a way to reach out to a Democratic constituency that has been critical of Clinton’s position on the Iraq War.
A full transcript of the call will be provided soon by the campaign and will be provided in full to Iowa Independent readers as soon as it is available.
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