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In reply to the discussion: John Kerry voted to wage war against Iraq [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)69. Even more basic than that, the conditions to use force were not met.
UN Weapons inspectors went in and issued reports 13 days before we went to war that after 4 months of on site inspections, no WMD were found and they were getting adequate cooperation. Thus, the conditions for war that IWR specified were not met and it was violated. So again, how can people be blamed for voting for it?
See my #39 above for a more complete explanation!
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'Better judgement'! Exactly. It's amazing how low our standards are for those who hold life and
sabrina 1
Dec 2012
#42
Well, if you consider 'facts' to be 'drama' I suppose. I guess they are as we seem to prefer rose
sabrina 1
Dec 2012
#43
I dont think 'Yes' on the IWR was a bad vote. I explain why here. Only Bush owns the Iraq mistake
stevenleser
Dec 2012
#39
I hope you think about your mistake here before your next attack on a Democrat. nt
stevenleser
Dec 2012
#35
You mean besides not knowing about multiple statements your own senator made regarding what you
stevenleser
Dec 2012
#68