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

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (43324)	8/16/2004 10:47:54 AM
From: Bill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

What is the difference between authorizing military force and authorizing war? Isn't using military force an act of war?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (43324)	8/16/2004 2:08:43 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Authorize to use force for what? There are no WMDs, no Al Qaeda link. Kerry may have a reason for what he answered. But we have not herad his explanation yet. From what I understand he is trying to say that if SH had 14 years to fall in line with UN resolutions and if the UN voted to go to war over this then Bush should have had the authority to go to war over that issue. THen we didn't realize that the UN would not support Bush and that he would loose the vote in the Security council itself. That Kerry's vote empowered the President to negotiate with the Security Council is still the right vote. THat he should always do. Often times in the past, the Congress has not stood by the President after the President obtained OKs from a world body. Hence for the President to be able to go to a world body and tell them that the country supported him and that he only needs UN support is a good thing Kerry did.