Novak falsely claimed Clinton did not argue "until her presidential campaign" that Levin amendment would subordinate U.S. decisions to the U.N.

SUMMARY: While writing that Sen. Clinton said "she opposed the Levin amendment to the 2003 [sic] Iraq war resolution because it would 'subordinate' U.S. decision-making to the United Nations," Robert Novak falsely claimed that Clinton "made no such claim until her presidential campaign." In fact, the same day Clinton voted on Sen. Carl Levin's proposed amendment to the 2002 resolution authorizing the use of force against Iraq, she gave a floor speech that included her reason for opposing a proposal that the United States "should only resort to force if and when the United Nations Security Council approves it."

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