<<So what is the Kerry plan? I doubt that he really has one. My guess is that Kerry thinks he's a lot smarter than Bush. My guess is that Kerry thinks his people are a lot smarter than Bush's people. My guess is that Kerry thinks he is smart enough to win this war. That's what scares me about Kerry. In January 2005 he'll take over and end up extending a hopeless war because he's so smart.>>
My argument against Kerry is not that of political party, but that of not knowing the leanings of a new Administration or his ability to lead.
To please the public would seem to require a less forceful foreign policy, which leads to diffuse and confusing intentions with regard to other countries. And an end to foreign military action.
In choosing a leader we have to guess how the war on terror will progress. They got some good moves in with the Spain train bombing, the 3 truck loads of explosives which were fortunately intercepted in Turkey, and they are causing plenty of trouble in Iraq and SA.
Reports are that terrorist leaders are being decimated and severely handicapted by being driven undergound or into hiding.
Expert leaders are hard to come by, replacements will be lacking in driven desire and skill.
Many more countries are participating in the WOR, so I think we can stop any world wide organized terrorist efforts ( they seem pretty disorganized now and have begun to attack almost any country).
Assume then that we can get terrorists under control and go back to the random bombings or asassinations previously experienced in peacetime.
It might then be feasible to change horses, in which case it would useful to know how Kerry would deal with
nuclear proliferation in N Korea and Iran. And whether we would participate in any military action in that regard.
This Administration has been accused of going into action without adequate plans. Our economy is slopping along very nicely, fueled by tax incentives. Which leaves the conduct and funding of the military as important arguing points in the Election, but we get little encouragement from Kerry as to how he will handle things
better.
He is campaigning, acting nice, kissing babies, and raising money.
If elected in November, how will he and his proposed new cabinet respond if terrorists hit Chicago or San Francisco with a dirty bomb in January?
He should give us a clue
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