Kerry draws Bush war distinction
"Now, almost two years after he voted for the war in Iraq, and almost 220 days after switching positions to declare himself the anti-war candidate, my opponent has found a new nuance. After months of questioning my motives and even my credibility, Sen. Kerry now agrees with me."
--GW Bush, August 9, 2004
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Yesterday I recommended that John Kerry write a piece for the NY Times or the Boston Globe, drawing us a map of distinction and separation from Bush's war.
After all, Bush was the Commander in Chief..the man on whose shoulders rested the one final decision to place American boots on the hell-ground of Iraq where insurgents waited to spill the blood of our troops.
There were no roses.
There were no flowers, save for the ones that beautifully rest upon the silent graves of 930 American troops.
There were no WMD.
Liberation has become a hollowed-out word.
Civil war is all that blooms in the land of Iraq.
Today, we learn that John Kerry has given an
initial response.
John asks George:
George, why did we rush to war without a plan to win the peace?
George, why did you rush to war on faulty intelligence and not do the hard work necessary to give America the truth?
George, why did you mislead America about how you would go to war?
George, why have you not brought other countries to the table in order to support American troops in the way they deserve it and relieve the pressure on the American people?
Why, George?
These are questions for George and George alone, regardless of how John Kerry voted in October of 2002.
It's time for George to take responsibility for his own actions.
In the presidential debates, I expect that Bush (unconsciously or consciously--who knows?) will psychologically project his fear, guilt, and anxiety over all his failures and attempt to make John Kerry the receptacle of the baggage.
It isn't going to work.
This man was
the President.
There can be no pot calling the kettle black when you're the biggest, blackest kettle in the country.
Accountability, George.
It's all about accountability.
Yes, George. Your sweeping-phrase theatrics haven't fooled us, and come November, you're probably going to be terribly surprised (because you don't read news or blogs) to find out just what kind of leader we think you've been.
