Clinton: 'I do not favor war'

PLAISTOW, N.H. -- In response to a question that there "appears to be a pattern" of her voting for war, Senator Hillary Clinton said she doesn't favor war and that she and her Democratic rivals basically have the same voting record in the US Senate on Iraq.

"I believe that every one of us that is running to be the Democratic nominee has the same position now on Iraq," Clinton said . "We are all going to end the war as soon as possible."

The questioner, Barbara Dennetts, a teacher from Newfields, said she supports Clinton, but her friends have problems with her vote to authorize the use of force in Iraq. Barack Obama was on record as being against the war from the beginning though he wasn't elected to the Senate until after the war started and has supported war funding bills since. John Edwards voted for the war, but since he has left the Senate he has said he wants to cut funding for the war.

"I believe that it is important to look at someone's total record, you know, basically Edwards left the Senate and [after] Obama came in we all voted the same way," she said.

But on Iran, she said, she does disagree with her rivals on a recent vote that labeled the Iranian National Guard a terrorist organization.

"If it saves American lives by labeling them a terrorist organization then I am going to label them a terrorist organization," Clinton said to applause.