Obama and Hillary scrap over cut-and-run credentials

Sen. Hillary Clinton of course voted for the authorization of the use of military force against Saddam Hussein's Iraq in 2002, something Barack-out-of-Iraq Obama won't let her forget.

But it's time for Hillary to strike back.

From the New York Daily News:

Hillary Clinton's presidential team took its first shot at Sen. Barack Obama yesterday, slamming her top rival for distorting her position on Iraq. Obama, hitting Clinton in a sore spot for the second time, had belittled her plan to "cap" troops in Iraq, pointing out he wants to pull all forces from the country by March 31, 2008.

"My understanding is that she calls for a cap on troop levels but does not begin a phased redeployment," Obama (D-Ill.) said in New Hampshire on Monday, visiting the state on the heels of Clinton.

Camp Clinton shot back yesterday that Obama was trying to hoodwink people into thinking Sen. Clinton (D-N.Y.) doesn't want to start pulling out. "Sen. Obama is mistaken," said Clinton adviser Howard Wolfson, who fired off an e-mail listing Clinton's repeated calls for a "phased redeployment."

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