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Bill J. Clinton: I would have died for Israel
2006-07-17
Former US President Bill Clinton who many Arab thoughts was more even-handed on the Palestine question than his predecessors shocked many when he asserted in Toronto last week that had Israel been attacked by Iraq or Iran during his presidency, he would have been ready to “grab a rifle, get in a ditch and fight and die.”

“The Israelis know that if the Iraqi or the Iranian army came across the Jordan River, I would personally grab a rifle, get in a ditch, and fight and die,” Clinton told the crowd at a fund-raising event for a Toronto Jewish charity Monday
Posted by:Captain America

#36  Suggested Music: Meatloaf, "Paradise By The Dashboard Light"
Posted by: mojo   2006-07-17 23:50  

#35  Follow your dreams, Willie. Follow your dreams.
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-07-17 22:13  

#34  He might have learned that, had he not dodged the draft.
Posted by: Fordesque   2006-07-17 21:39  

#33  Firstly, he is clearly saying what the listeners wanted to hear. Nothing new there. My gripe is that this is a perfect example of what he thinks about the infantry, and probably by extension the military in general. The visual; die in a ditch with a rifle in hand.

Jeez Bill!! No, no, no, no, no! You make the OTHER SOB die in a ditch, damn it! Get it right!
Posted by: Whiskey Mike   2006-07-17 20:55  

#32  Well, he still could do it if he really wanted to.

I'd prefer Jimmah Cartah doing a Rachel Corrie imitation, though. It would warm my icy cold heart, it really would.
Posted by: Swamp Blondie   2006-07-17 19:30  

#31  The Clinton 200

I recommend NOT eating or drinking, while reading.
Posted by: Poison Reverse   2006-07-17 16:48  

#30  He doesn't have anything to worry about.

I mean, would *you* like to share a foxhole with him? Or have him behind you with a rifle?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2006-07-17 16:41  

#29  The man's chutzpah is staggering.
Posted by: Tony (UK)   2006-07-17 16:39  

#28  Â“The Israelis know that if the Iraqi or the Iranian army came across the Jordan River, I would personally grab a rifle, get in a ditch, and fight and die,”
Talk has never been cheaper.
Posted by: eLarson   2006-07-17 16:34  

#27  You know, Bill, it's not too late.
Posted by: Angie Schultz   2006-07-17 16:03  

#26  ROFLMAO

Bubba is sick.
Posted by: 777   2006-07-17 16:00  

#25  "But since it's just Hezbollah, I think I'll just sit this one out."
Posted by: Perfesser   2006-07-17 15:44  

#24  Good Lord, that is just so embarrassing to read. To actually have it said makes my head swim.
Posted by: Tony (UK)   2006-07-17 15:35  

#23  Excuse me. Lil' Billy didn't say he would actually "grab a rifle and fight" he said he would be ready to. When listening to this guy you have to know what the meaning of "IS" is.
Posted by: GK   2006-07-17 15:30  

#22  Bill would probably also die for a handjob and a Big Mac...
Posted by: tu3031   2006-07-17 14:47  

#21  Now, now, now, don't be so hard on the poor man; he just may be telling the truth. After all, Monica Lewinsky is Jewish (IIRC), just like the Israelis, and she was near and dear to his, er, heart.
Posted by: Mike   2006-07-17 14:45  

#20  This lying sack of shit plumbs new depths yet again.

Wonder what it costs to keep all those backhoes on retainer?
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2006-07-17 14:44  

#19  Nice quote from Bill but as we all know he double speaks everything. I have to note he never really says just "who" he would be fighting for. He certainly did not say fight and die for the defence of Israel.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2006-07-17 14:36  

#18  Not that I disagree with all the above statements, but note that this article is back from 2002. But, carry on...I love all the imagery being brought to the surface about "dear old bill" (PTUI).
Posted by: BA   2006-07-17 14:30  

#17  If Bill Clinton, or Jimmah Cahtah for that matter, would crawl into a ditch and die, the state of the world would be improved appreciably.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2006-07-17 14:10  

#16  Anyone could grab a rifle, crawl into a ditch, and die.

What would that do?

Would Bill Clinton be willing to do something _useful_ like actually send the country to war against a terrorist sponsoring state? Bush has done it twice so far, and all he's gotten from Bill Clinton's party as a result has been a load of shit.

(And as usual, don't get me started about ANWR).
Posted by: Phil   2006-07-17 14:01  

#15  Anything that can be said is okay with the left so long as the waters are muddied. Nuance, nuance, nuance.

Bubba with weapon, good one.
Only a total fool would believe the jerkoff.
Posted by: wxjames   2006-07-17 13:41  

#14  Do lies have any meaning to the left?

If you say something that isn't true, but you'd like it to be true, then is that OK?
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2006-07-17 13:30  

#13  ...I would personally grab a rifle...

I think what he is trying to say is that he'd like someone to grab his "gun". . .
Posted by: GORT   2006-07-17 13:16  

#12  Me too! Me too! Me too!
I'd have worn my lucky hat!

Don't tell Theresa tho, she doesn't like "those people". Ahem. Wimk, wink, nod, nod.
Posted by: John F*kin Kerry   2006-07-17 13:10  

#11  The man is a pathalogical liar. He should be ignored by all. So full of s**t his ears leak.
Posted by: BrerRabbit   2006-07-17 12:32  

#10  It's not ScrappleFace!
Posted by: Darrell   2006-07-17 12:23  

#9  I'm sorry, tw, but the thought of William Jefferson Clinton in a frilly apron, serving afternoon tea, is more than I can bear.
Posted by: lotp   2006-07-17 12:18  

#8  Has Mr. Clinton ever actually shot a bullet-propeller of any sort? I haven't, and were I presented with such a situation, we'd all be better served if I loaded for someone actually likely to hit what he/she aimed at. Or brought out the tea cart to keep up their strength... ;-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-07-17 12:16  

#7  Clinton taqqiya. Next week before a muslim audience ...
Posted by: ed   2006-07-17 11:57  

#6  "...he would have been ready to “grab a rifle, get in a ditch and fight and die.”

This reminds of a Cindy Shitbag Sheehan essay in which she stated that if America was directly attacked, she would grab a hair pin and fight the terrs.
Posted by: Lancasters Over Dresden   2006-07-17 11:50  

#5  This is laughable.You weren't at all willing to grab a rifle for the US and take your ass to the front in Viet territoty. In fact, you went thru all sorts of machinations to get out of any type service at all. Really convincing Bubba.
Posted by: SOP35/Rat   2006-07-17 11:48  

#4  This, from a draft dodger?
Posted by: Xenophon   2006-07-17 11:45  

#3  Of course you would, Bill. I believe you. Of course, I do...
Posted by: tu3031   2006-07-17 11:40  

#2  Remember for the left, its not about reality, its about how they feel. Feelings trump doing something tangable and lasting, particularly if it means getting your hands bloody to make it happen.
Posted by: Thomoque Glaque5388   2006-07-17 11:33  

#1  Right -- and now, Demo are calling that Bubba himself be sent to the Middle East as a "special envoy."

Don't you dare, George.
Posted by: Sherry   2006-07-17 11:25  

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