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Kerry pledges to use force when necessary with or without help

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Posted by Fred 2004-07-30 09:45|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 When it's necessary and when it's not necessary. With help or without help. Be it hamster or sperm suited spaceman, I will be there. Or maybe I won't.

Posted by John Fn Kerry 2004-07-30 11:46:23 AM|| 2004-07-30 11:46:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 "I defended this country as a young man and I will defend it as president."

I won't knock your service in Vietnam, Mr. Kerry, mainly because I am not informed enough to do so, and as a civilian who has never served in the military, it is not my place to do so. But you embraced a philosophy about war upon your return from Vietnam that sounds an awful lot like that of Mr. Chirac, so you'll have to excuse me for being skeptical of your fitness to be commander in chief. Your judgment in determining when it is necessary to use force is in question.

Posted by jules 187 2004-07-30 12:19:15 PM|| 2004-07-30 12:19:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 The NY Daily News had a good sum-up:

Kerry also said he would beef up the military, step up efforts to fight nuclear proliferation and implement the recommendations of the 9/11 commission, including tightening scandalously lax port security. While some particulars may cause debate, the country will likely find much to support there. And many may be beguiled by Kerry's promise to repair relationships with countries, such as France, that took offense at America's muscle-flexing.

But it's just that type of outlook that causes doubts about Kerry. On the one hand, he promised that he will not hesitate to go it alone in protecting the country, while on the other hand he trumpeted the necessity of building new alliances in the war on terror. With Europe and much of the rest of the globe of a mind to appease terrorists, the evidence says those positions are mutually exclusive. As Kerry said of Bush in the speech, saying it's so doesn't make it so.

Posted by Edward Yee 2004-07-30 12:40:29 PM|| 2004-07-30 12:40:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 "Any attack will be met with a swift and certain response."

As it has already been pointed out by various people, this attitude is not proactive, but REACTIVE. Waiting for the enemy to make a move before taking action allows them to stage attacks at a time and place of their choosing, putting others in danger unnecessarily. In other words, Kerry is willing to see Americans and/or our allies DIE first before doing something about terrorists/terrorism. Unacceptable.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-07-30 12:43:39 PM|| 2004-07-30 12:43:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Hey Bomber, I was listening to Tony Snow's radio show when a caller said the same thing about the "swift response" thing at the same time your comment posted. Was that you?

Or has the universe enterd a space/time zone of demensions that we, as mortals, can only dream about?

Posted by Lucky 2004-07-30 12:51:44 PM|| 2004-07-30 12:51:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 I read in another blog that discussed a list of questions that had been sent in to respond to "If you had the chance to talk directly to John Kerry, what would you ask him?". The question that made it to the top of the list was:

"Senator Kerry, we understand that you fought in Vietnam. Umm ... on whose side?"

Posted by Michael Sheehan 2004-07-30 1:53:38 PM|| 2004-07-30 1:53:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 "Any attack will be met with a swift and certain response."
Remember in the '90s' when Slik Willie tossed a few Tomahawks at ~~assorted camel herds~~ Terrorist training camps in Sudan and A-Gstan, and claimed resounding victory over the AQ and terrorism in general?

Posted by Bodyguard 2004-07-30 5:09:57 PM|| 2004-07-30 5:09:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 "Any attack will be met with a swift and certain response."

How about pre-emption and eliminate the middleman: attack on us. ~~Alimentary~~ Elementary, my dear Watson.....

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-07-30 5:43:28 PM|| 2004-07-30 5:43:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 I was listening to Tony Snow's radio show when a caller said the same thing about the "swift response" thing at the same time your comment posted. Was that you?

Nope. Hell, I wasn't even aware that Snow had a radio gig. :) I thought it was just Fox News for him, and that was it.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-07-30 6:00:22 PM|| 2004-07-30 6:00:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 "Any attack will be met with a swift and certain response."
Maybe so, but I just don't see how bending over and jamming your head in the sand is going to impress anybody.

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-07-30 6:23:41 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-07-30 6:23:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 OP, how quickly you forget the Clinton Years. He is obviously talking domestic policy in this statement.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-07-30 10:43:12 PM|| 2004-07-30 10:43:12 PM|| Front Page Top

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