So Kerry made a mistake. So what? Various hay makers are noting that Kerry basically said that if you are stupid, you’ll end up in Iraq. Soldiers are up in arms. GOP leaders are gnashing their teeth, while Bush demands an apology. Who is Bush to demand an apology from the dude he beat two years ago? Besides, it’s not as if Bush has never said anything stupid. The fact that the GOP is latching on to Kerry’s lame statement is just proof that there is not substance to anything else they are saying.
Lets examine the sentiment of Kerry’s statement. If you are stupid you’ll end up in Iraq. Hello, we’ve been mired there four years with a dogged get ‘er done/ stay the course policy. We’ve killed more than 2000 service men and women, maimed countless others, ravaged Iraqi country side and heaped massive costs upon ourselves and for what great result? We attacked a country that had no WMD and can’t do anything about the other two axi of evil who freely admit to having or wanting nuclear weapons. Reliable sources note we are less safe now with regard to terrorism than ever before.
So yes, Kerry made a mistake. He has apologized and will likely continue to prostrate himself for the next several days. The fact remains though that Kerry didn’t put soldiers on the ground in Iraq. Bush and Co did. Kerry hasn’t maintained a stay the course attitude in the stark face of failure. Bush and Co has. Kerry didn’t vote for Bush in the last two elections, but just enough American voters did. So, who is stupid now?
4 comments:
Kerry's statement was a mistake - fine. What was BAD FORM was that he refused to appologize for 2 days until he got enough heat from his own party to correctly appologize to the servicemen. He is a face of the democratic party - he didn't have to appologize to Bush (the original target of his statement), but to the folks in Iraq he certainly should have.
Picks, Pick’s & more pics-give me a break & try to relax a little more.
Ok Ok. I've been a bit remiss with pics side of this blog. However, have you visited my show down in Edmonds, WA?
i disagree on the apology. once the GOP started making an issue of it he was caaught in a catch-22. the W approach is based on the bitch slap theory of politics. by demanding an apology they made any real attempt by kerry seem like backing down from the brand W alpha dog.
having said that, I would have not apologized and instead pointed out that the misinterpritation was in fact true as well. the military has vastly lowered its enlistment standard because it can't draft upper income and educated civilians. politically, this won't happen because the all volunteer army comprised of lower income and non-middle class and upper-class is a key to the neo-con strategy to mitigate the political ramifications of large swaths of voters children being put into service.
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