Voters have no choice on Iraq
Posted : September 14, 2004 at 12:35 pm [America/Los_Angeles]
[via Voters have no choice on Iraq]
The senator asserts that he would have voted for the war resolution even if he had known that there were no weapons of mass destruction, and the president brags about his own success in the war. That means half of the American people who think the war was a mistake have little to choose between the two men.
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Bush’s suggestion that the ”insurgents” are mostly Arab troublemakers who have sneaked into Iraq is laughable. He has created in Iraq a nation of terrorists who will come back to haunt us. He has maneuvered the United States into the Big Muddy and has no idea how to get us out without a serious loss of prestige. That, if anyone remembers, was Henry Kissinger’s argument for continuing the Vietnam War four more years.
Unless Kerry can come up with a better plan now, he will not deserve to win the election.
I guess Senator Kerry seems to have decided that he is not going to say or do much to clearly articulate how he differs from President Bush when it comes to War on Terror, Iraq War and Bush’s National Security Strategy (also referred to as Bush’s Doctrine).
Beside saying things like…
- “..I would have done everything differently”
- “..It was a wrong war, at the wrong place and at the wrong time”
- “..I would have involved more allies”
- “..I will try to bring our soldiers home by the end of my first term”
And no I DO NOT think people are tired of hearing about Iraq war. Mark my words:
President Bush and the Republican machinery will make sure this election is ONLY about War on Terror.
Frankly, I have no problems with it and personally think it’s healthy for this nation to settle this debate once and for all. I’m positive there are many in this country who think President Bush’s War on Terror and his National Security Strategy is controversial, if not outright dangerous!
Who will debate this? Who will expose President Bush’s doctrine for what it really is. Me. You. Governor Dean. Senator Edwards. Nope! If there is anyone who can and MUST do it, it’s Senator Kerry.
I can only hope that Senator Kerry would engage in this debate and expose President Bush’s doctrine for what it really is - A recipe of disaster for United States.
Update:
Mathew Gross makes a similar point on his blog:
…It wasn’t just the SwiftLiars that cost Kerry his lead in the month of August, after all– it was taking Iraq off the table.
Put it on, and keep it there. You’ve got health care and the economy pretty much in the bag. But this election is still going to come down to one thing– Iraq. You had better recognize that.
- Anand
Category: United (or not) State of American Politics 2004