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Politics : Proof that John Kerry is Unfit for Command -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: lorne who wrote (19162)	10/16/2004 9:45:23 AM
From: cirrus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27181

The US dangled some enormous payouts to entice countries to participate in the coalition against Iraq. The Turkish government, for example, was offered up to $20 billion in cash and guaranteed loans in return for allowing 60,000 U.S. troops to use Turkey to launch an invasion of Northern Iraq. cdi.org Other countries were offered substantial direct and indirect inducements, or warned that existing aid programs might be "reevaluated", to persuade them to join Bush's "coalition of the willing". Do you think those countries that were forced to endorse a war to obtain continued financial assistance are happy with Bush for forcing it down their throats? Bush got his "coalition", but many are quietly furious at Bush for having it jammed down their throats. And you say Kerry is not a guy who will win friends for America? Bush's reputation abroad is well known, and it isn't good - for a lot of reasons in addition to Iraq. Finally, Kerry disagreed with the Bush/Allawi assessment of the situation on the ground - how is that "ridicule"? The administration can't marshall the facts to support its claims so it resorts to to propaganda - calling Kerry's comments "distructive" to the effort in Iraq and the "war on terror". IMO kerry made a very big blunder when he insulted Allawi and come to think of it he also insulted all those countries that he referred to as the bribed and coerced. This is not a guy who will win friends for America.