--- David Brin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > False distraction. If Kerry opposed the 91 > campaign, > I have yet to see evidence for that. In any event, > if > he did, that is but one strike against him. I'll > take > note. It brings his list up to W's toes.
He absolutely did oppose it - he voted against the first Gulf War and his grounds, IIRC, were that there was an insufficient international coalition in favor of it. Which is, of course, absurd. This is the criticism that people have to address about Kerry, Dr. Brin, and I don't see you doing it. I think it's entirely fair. What does "bring our allies in" mean _other than France_? The British supported us. The Italians supported us. The Spanish supported us (although they do not now support us, of course). The Japanese supported us. The Australians supported us. The South Koreans supported us. As soon as Angela Merkle wins the next German election (and she will) the Germans will support us. The Danish supported us. The Netherlands supported us. So what does it mean to say that we didn't have international support? Does it mean Russia and China? If it does, then you can't possibly favorably compare Kosovo to Iraq, because Russia and China were every bit as opposed to Kosovo as they were to Iraq. So, other than a cheap bit of dishonest rhetoric on Kerry's part about allies, what the hell is that supposed to mean, and what is he going to do when he finds out on his first day in office that Jacques Chirac is giving him the finger from across the Atlantic? Furthermore, given France's behavior over the last 10 years, shouldn't we be _proud_ that France is opposed to us? Do we want to be on the same side as the country that aided and abetted the Rwandan genocide? This does not seem to me a place of honor. If the criticism of the Bush Administration is that it is inept (and I think it is) surely it's fair to ask Kerry what the hell he means by statements that are far more clearly a lie than anything you've ever criticized Bush about. If he couldn't even bring himself to support the Gulf War in 1991, then the next time somebody kills a few thousand Americans (and it will happen) what is he going to do when France, Russia, and China doesn't give a response their seal of approval (and they won't)? ===== Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Freedom is not free" http://www.mukunda.blogspot.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
