Hillary Clinton Chimes In On Scottish Independence Issue

Shortly after her well-publicized NPR interview yesterday, Hillary did an interview with the BBC.  She established her position on the upcoming Scottish independence referendum and  British membership in the European Union.

Hillary Clinton speaks out against Scottish independence

Former secretary of state says she would "hate" to see Scotland separate from the rest of United Kingdom

Hillary Clinton's intervention in the Scottish independence debate comes a week after Barack Obama said he wanted Britain to stay "united". Photo: Roger Wong/ INF

By Raf Sanchez, Washington

12 Jun 2014

Hillary Clinton has said she would "hate" to see Britain "lose" Scotland, adding her voice to President Barack Obama's in opposition to Scottish independence.

The former secretary of state, who is widely assumed to be preparing for president in 2016, said she hopes Scottish independence "doesn't happen".

"I would hate to have you lose Scotland," Mrs Clinton said in an interview with BBC Newsnight. "I hope it doesn’t happen but I don’t have a vote in Scotland.”

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Hillary Clinton Joins Obama to Rowling in Warning Scots on Vote

By Ian Wishart June 13, 2014

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton entered the debate over Scottish independence, becoming the latest high-profile figure to warn against the breakup of the U.K.

“I would hate to have you lose Scotland,” Clinton told BBC Television yesterday. “I hope that it doesn’t happen.”

As Scots prepare to vote in a referendum on independence on Sept. 18 that could result in splitting from Britain after more than 300 years, Clinton’s remarks echo those made by President Barack Obama, who last week advocated that the U.K. remains “united.”

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Hillary Clinton: Full Newsnight interview

12 June 2014

The US should withhold military support for Iraq until certain preconditions are met, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said.

In an interview with BBC's Newsnight, Mrs Clinton said Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki first had to show he was "inclusive" - seemingly conflicting with President Obama's statement that the US was looking at "all options" in Iraq.

Mrs Clinton also discussed the crisis in Ukraine, the Scottish independence referendum, and whether or not she will make a second run for the US presidency in 2016.

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