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To: greenspirit who wrote (74944)10/5/2004 10:26:35 AM
From: SBHX  Read Replies (1) of 793958
 
The problem here is that Kerry understands that he has locked up the anti-war appeasement/pacifist votes earlier when he spoke about a 6 month withdrawal and talked of wrong war wrong time wrong place. The anti-war vote now can ignore the texts when he speaks of standing firm in Iraq for as long as it takes. If he says "I will kill the terrorists" there is a certain amount of nudge-nudge wink-wink given to the anti-war voters.

But Kerry has no choice really, because most thinking people do agree that failure in Iraq is not an option.

It is because of the the winds of opinion that Kerry now talks the tough talk, and many like what he is saying. Remember that Bush is not infallible and has many convictions that are not exactly popular --- eg. his stance on scientific research and social issues.

However having some disagreements with Bush's views, I do still respect him for his steadfastness and the strength of his convictions.

Kerry on the other hand, I've been wondering what his core belief is. Kerry is the biggest argument for why the military draft is the worst thing a country can have. Military service must be a volunteer one, otherwise you will get people such as Kerry who will work actively to finesse the system and undermine the institution.

Today, I think Kerry's true core belief is one of appeasement and withdrawal and that is the real John Kerry. The one on TV saying earnestly he wants to kill terrorists is not the real John Kerry.
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