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6. So this is all posturing to get him to appoint

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 12:23 PM

Nov 2012

Rice in the first place? Since McCain and Lindsey are part of the hawks and they want war, I'll bet they were using reverse psychology on this one. It's one of the only moves they know, since it is such an old one. I didn't believe getting Brown back in the Senate was their motive so maybe this is.

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Bill Kristol: John Kerry Hasn’t Supported Enough Wars To Be Secretary of State [View all] Purveyor Nov 2012 OP

Huh? He sure as heck supported the Iraq war frazzled Nov 2012 #1

That's not an accurate statement. Kerry supported Biden-Lugar version of IWR, same as Dean, and blm Nov 2012 #3

He was supporting an invasion as of the day before it happened frazzled Nov 2012 #7

Baloney. You remember wrong. Birthday or no birthday. Dean's campaign exaggerated the differences blm Nov 2012 #8

No, you're just talking the same gobbledygook as in 2003 (and I do not remember wrongly) frazzled Nov 2012 #11

You are wrong. Rove counted on your lack of discernment regarding Kerry's position and blm Nov 2012 #12

Yeah, I'm duped by Karl Rove frazzled Nov 2012 #13

When you repeat the corpmedia narrative Rove helped fashion at the time expect to be blm Nov 2012 #17

What nonsense. ProSense Nov 2012 #18

"The criticism appeared to contradict statements Kerry made on March 18, just a day before Bush ... frazzled Nov 2012 #20

You are doing exactly what the reporter did - putting YOUR spin on Kerry's statements without blm Nov 2012 #21

Kristol has had the unenviable record of being wrong. PDJane Nov 2012 #2

This, coming from a man who has never served. warrior1 Nov 2012 #4

Also discussed in Foreign Affairs National Security - Veterans group. DU LINK. Festivito Nov 2012 #5

So this is all posturing to get him to appoint EC Nov 2012 #6

i don't believe him Enrique Nov 2012 #9

Forgive me but i thought a SoS job in many ways is to help avoide war. Arcanetrance Nov 2012 #10

Let me get this straight. Kristol says in order to be SOS you have to be a warmonger? sarcasmo Nov 2012 #14

His only 'requirement'...I'm sure. eom Purveyor Nov 2012 #16

Apparently - Rice is more likely to back interventionist actions than Kerry and THAT is why GOP has blm Nov 2012 #22

We really need to find another planet we can send ... Ganja Ninja Nov 2012 #15

Ha. No other planet would even allow 'them' in their atmosphere. ;) eom Purveyor Nov 2012 #19

Since when is "supporting war" a qualification Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2012 #23

Kristol has never been right about ANYTHING and his crappy magazine has NEVER turned a profit. greendog Nov 2012 #24