At 08:01 AM 9/17/2004 -0700 Nick Arnett wrote:
>John D. Giorgis wrote:
>
>> I am merely pointing out that
>> since JFK, they have been perceived to have become much weaker on defense
>> in comparison to the Republicans.
>
>The statements that followed this seemed to say that Democrats backed
>the peace movement and tended to vote against war. In my mind, those
>don't equate to "weaker on defense." Successful peacemakers are
>stronger on defense than the most successful warriors, since they defend
>us not just from our enemies, but from having to wage war.
I don't think that this an accurate representation of the peace movement
during this time period. The policies associated with the peace movement
of that time period were:
-US acquiescence in Soviet acquisition of additional client-States
-a nuclear freeze/unilateral disarmament
-opposition to even the first Gulf War
JDG
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