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This blog used to be about politics. Not so much anymore as I have worked through
my fascination with that subject. It now seems appropriate that with a new president
and the end of the Bush nightmare that I move on to new subjects that are more in
line with my current interests. I may still occasionally express an opinion about
political matters but for the most part I will be commenting on music, photography
and personal observations. Thank you for reading.
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9.30.2004
Whew!
Watched the debate. I was so pleased that Kerry didn't fall into the same trap that Al Gore did last election. He went after Bush on his policy, specifically Iraq. Kerry made Bush's mistakes the focus of the debate while Bush kept repeating talking points.
Bush was flustered most of the debate. Kerry was calm and cool and forceful.
A few important points made:
By focusing on Iraq, we are overextended, and that leaves us unable to use force as a credible threat in dealing with new threats. Bush looks weak when he knows that he has no way to enforce any threats against North Korea or Iran. We are now at the mercy of the same diplomacy that Bush rejected as futile when dealing with Iraq.
Kerry made it plain that he supported the use of force in Iraq as a way to learn about Saddam's weapons aspirations. But it was Bush's decision to cut the process short and push bad intelligence to go into a premature war.
Kerry made it a point to say that the U.S. under a Kerry presidency does not intend to occupy Iraq for the long term. Bush cannot make that statement while he is building permanent bases.
A few points that need to be made:
Kerry needs to remind people that fighting the no-WMD war in Iraq is draining a considerable amount of resources that cannot be used to shore up homeland security. The tax cus further weaken our ability to pay for any new programs to inspect cargo, patrol borders, or protect transportation. The consequences of spending, spending, spending is debt, debt, debt. Bush is the Credit Card President
Kerry needs to win over the people actually serving in Iraq by stressing that he wants the U.S. to succeed in Iraq by breaking the cycle of violence that is slowly setting in in Iraq.
Posted by Bruce at 9/30/2004 09:38:00 PM
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