I'm not sure how to take this. The reason is that my first trip to DC involved this story. I was very young about 10 I think? Anyway the I just happened to be at the Arlington Cemetery the day president Clinton was presenting a memorial to the slain.
Anyway, there were countless family members of the deceased there and I felt very out of place after the checkpoints and being near the families. We sat right next to them. The whole thing was very surreal seeing a sitting president for the first time and all.
The thing that struck me was the most was a man who stood up in the middle of the president's speech and shouted "Bomb Gaddafi mister president, Bomb Gadaffi" over and over again. As if that wasn't a shock enough, Clinton carried on like nothing was happening in the crowd even as the secret service swarmed this man. His chants were quite overwhelming to everyone including the crowd and press except for the presidential party.
I guess after all these years I should learn more about this incident and form an opinion, but this moment was my first experience in global politics and sadly I don't know much more about it.
I still remember Hillary wearing her hat and rarely making eye contact with the families. The whole thing was so surreal.
