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In reply to the discussion: I don't want John Kerry to even be considered as SOS [View all]mike_c
(36,269 posts)50. if the IWR was so irrelevant and it was all on Bush doing whatever he wanted anyway...
...why couldn't Kerry find his spine? If his vote was so irrelevant, why vote "YES?" UNSCOM was already on it's way back to Baghdad, and Kerry knew their work was all but done anyway. There were no WMDs.
Look, you're still dodging the issue. We're not talking about the Durbin resolution. We're not talking about what Bush "would have done" but didn't have to.
John Kerry used to be one of my sort-of-heros. The John Kerry I remembered from the Vietnam War, who rose to the Senate. As I said, the other Senator from Massachusetts stood up and did the right thing that day. Where was John Kerry? Why doesn't he share responsibility for Iraq? What about Ted Kennedy's "NO" vote? Isn't THAT the standard for refusing to be complicit?
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well mike, you are welcome to convince us how IWR took us to war and not Bush's decision to
blm
Dec 2012
#10
what I'm disputing-- not ignoring-- are fantasies about what might have happened...
mike_c
Dec 2012
#18
Yes, that's exactly my point, everyone knew the Dubya was going to abuse whatever he got
Fumesucker
Dec 2012
#48
if the IWR was so irrelevant and it was all on Bush doing whatever he wanted anyway...
mike_c
Dec 2012
#50
Simple question, mike - Did Kerry side with weapon inspectors against use of military force in Iraq?
blm
Dec 2012
#57
Feingold spent the last 3 years ironing out differences with Pakistan? Oh no...that would be Kerry,
blm
Dec 2012
#55
Great - so did others, but, Feingold is not KNOWN for the diligent work of diplomacy is he?
blm
Dec 2012
#59
You also don't know that Feingold's reputation does not include diligence or diplomacy.
blm
Dec 2012
#61
Giving the GOP a chance to win Sen. Kerry's Senate seat is rewarding bad behavior
Gothmog
Dec 2012
#5
I'm not trying to be rude but Gov. Deval Patrick would easily defeat Scott Brown
NewEngland4Obama
Dec 2012
#8