Former U.S. President Bill Clinton Urges A More Forceful U.S. Response On Syria

Former US president Bill Clinton (photo credit: Uri Lenz/Flash90)

Bill Clinton Splits With President Obama On Syria -- Politico

Bill Clinton told Sen. John McCain he agrees that President Barack Obama should act more forcefully to support anti-Assad rebels in Syria, saying the American public elects presidents and members of Congress “to see down the road” and “to win.”

At another point during a closed-press event Tuesday, Clinton implied that Obama or any president risks looking like “a total fool” if they listen too closely to opinion polls and act too cautiously. He used his own decisions on Kosovo and Bosnia as a point of reference.

The former president also said commanders-in-chief should avoid over-interpreting public opinion polls about whether the United States should get involved in crises overseas.

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Former President Bill Clinton: American Military Is Now 'Less Racist, Less Sexist, And Less Homophobic'

My Comment: So the military before President Obama was more racist, more sexist, and more homophobic. Hmmmm ....

Former President Clinton's 9/11 Speech

My Comment: An excellent speech from former President Clinton. Probably one of his best.

Did The Clinton Administration Seriously Approached The Idea Of Having A U-2 Plane Shot Down Over Iraq To Start A War?

U-2 Spy Plane

Let U-2 Get Shot Down? Book Says Idea Broached -- Defense News

Former JCS Chairman says member of Clinton administration suggested idea to trigger action against Iraq.

One proposal to start a war in Iraq: Let Saddam Hussein shoot down an U.S. Air Force U-2.

Retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Hugh Shelton said he heard that idea in October 1997 from a high-ranking member of the Clinton administration. The revelation is part of Shelton's new autobiography "Without Hesitation: The Odyssey of an American Warrior," released on Oct. 12.

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Update: General Shelton Memoir Clinton Cabinet Member Floated Plan to Start War With Iraq -- DBKP

My Comment: Am I surprised that such an idea was brought up .... no. Is it a smart idea .... hell no. Did it make a difference in the end .... not at all.

President Clinton's Nuclear Codes Were Missing For A Few Months

President Bill Clinton Lost Nuclear Codes While in Office, New Book Claims -- ABC News

Former Chairman of Joint Chiefs Says Nuclear 'Biscuit' Went Missing for Months.

When you're President of the United States, you can lose a vote, you can lose popular support, and you can lose a round of golf. But you're never, ever supposed to lose the biscuit.

That's what they call the card the president is meant to keep close at hand, bearing the codes that he has to have in order to launch a nuclear attack. And for several months during the Clinton administration, a former top military officer says they lost the biscuit.

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My Comment: I guess President Clinton and the White House had other priorities.

Former President Bill Clinton Hospitalized In New York City For Stent Operation

President Clinton

From ABC News:

Clinton Had Quadruple Heart Bypass Surgery in 2004.

Former President Bill Clinton was rushed to a Manhattan hospital late this afternoon, sources tell ABC News.

Clinton, 63, was transported to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan for a condition related to his heart.

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