Reply #98: From the beginning when IWR was passed

[BeFree]

I felt that the no votes were the correct votes. But I realized that there were other, political decisions, that weighed heavily in the decision. This thread was an attempt to put the political side up to the light, as it were, to see what truths may be found.

Kerry does, or at least should, know a hell of a lot more than we do about 'things'. So, taking that into consideration, maybe Kerry has a 'bigger picture' than we? Maybe Kerry has figured a different angle of attack rather than a head on attack, and he is gonna side slip a mortal blow?
I.e. --rope enough to hang by.

Also, given that Kerry knew he would be running in this election, and sensing that in October of 04, he might be slammed with being soft on defense, his vote on IWR would fend off that crucial blow?

Like I've said, politics played a huge part in a yes vote for IWR. We do not know just how much, we never will. I will say this: I firmly believe that if Kerry were the president, IWR would have never been an issue.