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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Chas. who wrote (12475)	4/5/2004 11:21:19 AM
From: cnyndwllr	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Chuck, it wasn't just "France, Germany, Russia" who were the main naysayers. With all of the economic and diplomatic pressure we brought to bear, we couldn't even get enough votes in the U.N. Security Council for a majority vote to Invade Iraq. Countries like Canada and Mexico refused. The French and Germans were right and most of the world agreed with them. As far as the "risk" that Bush and Cheney take, I agree that it's substantial. It takes courage to endure that, but I'm talking about physical courage when the bullets are flying. I saw a lot of men in combat situations and my survival depended on reading them. After a while it's instinctual. I've seen men do their jobs that were scared shitless. Some men, sometimes, weren't able to. They bolted or froze. It's only my opinion, but it hit me hard that he was a "bolter" when I saw the clip of him getting off the chopper on 9/11. That's also consistent with his projection of the "tough guy" image. Usually guys that act tough and swagger a lot are pretty scared inside. Edit-I only mention this because I think it's a factor in sending other men and women to war. All of us do the best we can when things get tough but there's something really wrong with sending others to do the things you aren't prepared to do yourself. I think that's Bush and Cheney.