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Obama Camp On New Hillary Ad: "We Already Have A President Who Plays The Politics Of Fear"
Here, from Obama campaign spokesperson Bill Burton, is the Obama camp's official response to the new Hillary ad flashing Bin Laden imagery:
"When Senator Clinton voted with President Bush to authorize the war in Iraq, she made a tragically bad decision that diverted our military from the terrorists who attacked us, and allowed Osama bin Laden to escape and regenerate his terrorist network. It's ironic that she would borrow the President's tactics in her own campaign and invoke bin Laden to score political points. We already have a President who plays the politics of fear, and we don't need another."
It's one of the Obama camp's most explicit and direct accusations yet that Hillary is employing campaign tactics that are indistinguishable from Rove's trademark fear-mongering.
Late Update: It's worth pointing out that this statement appears to blame Hillary for allowing Bin Laden to escape. The point, of course, is that the Iraq War diverted resources from Afghanistan, which led to Bin Laden's escape and the regeneration of his terror network, but this ties Hillary to the escape in a surprisingly direct way.
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