Hillary Clinton: Voting in favor of the Iraq war was a 'mistake'

Hillary Clinton
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At an event in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Tuesday night, Hillary Clinton told reporters that her vote supporting the Iraq war in 2002 was a "mistake."

"I made it very clear that I made a mistake, plain and simple," Clinton said. "What we now see is a very different and dangerous situation."

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Meghan DeMaria

Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.