New Delhi: Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton promised to withdraw all US troops in Iraq if she becomes president.
Addressing key Democratic Party leaders in Washington Hillary Clinton made clear her determination to vote next week on a resolution strongly criticizing President Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq.
''If I had been president in October 2002, I would not have started this war,'' Clinton said in a forceful speech. She said if Congress does not end the conflict before January 2009, she will if she is the next president.
The New York senator drew a few anti-war hecklers who shouted out during her speech, the last in a series from White House hopefuls to speak to Friday's meeting of the Democratic National Committee.
''Bring them home, then,'' said a man wearing desert camouflage that said ''Iraq Veterans Against the War.'' Women from the anti-war group Code Pink shouted for quicker action, too, while nearby audience members asked them to quiet down. Clinton raised her voice to be heard and said she understands ''the frustration and the outrage.''
The peace activists have dogged Clinton over her vote to authorize force in 2002.
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