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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction
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To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (3503)2/8/2004 5:28:46 PM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (2) of 90947
 
...we would have had plenty of equipment for Afghanistan if we hadn't attacked Iraq...

If weapons systems used in Afghanistan had been killed one or two decades ago as Kerry wanted, they wouldn't have been around to use in Afghanistan regardless of Iraq. B1 and B2 bombers armed with JDAM's were used with great effectiveness in Afghanistan. How could this have been if Kerry had canceled them in 1984 like he wanted?

Also I can't see how cutting intel and counterterror funding as Kerry wanted have aided us in Afghanistan, Iraq or anywhere else.

The dossier on Kerry also includes a 1995 proposal to cut intelligence funding by $300 million for the next five years and a 1994 proposal to cut $1 billion from the program that coordinates counterterrorism activities.
The Boston Globe observed last year that in 1984, Kerry said he would cancel the B-1 bomber and the B-2 stealth bomber; the Apache helicopter; the Patriot missile; F-15, F-14 and Harrier jets; and the Aegis air-defense cruiser.
The Globe also reported that he advocated cuts in other systems, including the Abrams tank, Bradley fighting vehicle and Tomahawk missile, all critical to U.S. military success in Afghanistan and Iraq.
And while Kerry legitimately surrounds himself with fellow Vietnam War veterans and protests GOP cuts in veterans' programs, opponents point out that he never sought an appointment to the Veterans' Affairs Committee, where he could have had an impact on policy.
realclearpolitics.com
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