Hillary shrugs

Looks like Hillary’s claim that she was involved in national security issues as First Lady is as valid as her claim of landing in Bosnia under sniper fire.

Via Free Beacon.

Hillary Clinton had no role in national security matters as first lady, according to newly uncovered records, a revelation that undermines her claims on the campaign trail in 2008.

William Cohen, who served as secretary of defense under President Bill Clinton for several years, said in 2007 that Hillary Clinton “was not involved in national security issues” as first lady, according to a transcript of an interview with the defense secretary’s historical office obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

Cohen, who was appointed by Bill Clinton in 1996, spoke about his experience as defense secretary during the interview, highlighting his positive relationship with the former president. When asked by interviewers whether Hillary Clinton “play[ed] any kind of part” in national security and Pentagon matters, he replied, “No, not really.”….

Clinton said on the 2008 campaign trail that she had access to key decision-makers and classified information as first lady, though she had no security clearance and did not attend National Security Council meetings. She cited trips to Bosnia, Kosovo, Northern Ireland, and other areas as evidence of her experience in foreign policy.

“I had direct access to all of the decision-makers. I was briefed on a range of issues, often provided classified information,” Clinton told ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos in 2007. “And often when I traveled on behalf of our country, I traveled with representatives from the DoD, the CIA, the State Department.”

Clinton came under fire when she claimed repeatedly and falsely during the 2008 campaign that she had touched down in Bosnia on March 25, 1996, “under sniper fire.”….

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