Reply #31: It's the best we can do.

[LoZoccolo]

Matter of fact, the fact that we have a depleted military gives me more confidence that the "call his bluff" strategy might be the best thing we can do. He can't start the war at all, much less before the next presidential term!

But if Kerry doesn't win, Kerry doesn't win and Bush* does what he wants. And if the Democrats don't vote for the war resolution, he may be able to get them replaced with a Congress that will pass the resolution.

This reminds me of how there are cougars up in northern Michigan, and they tell you if you run into one, don't play dead or run - you have to fight the cougar. It's not a foolproof strategy, but what else are you gonna do?

And I'm not simply going after the anti-war contingent - you can see that my strategy is aimed at preventing another war. Just because it risks starting another one, doesn't mean that it isn't still the plan least likely to do so.