"The Watcher" wrote in message
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On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 22:58:26 -0400, "Ed Huntress"

wrote:

"Willcox" wrote in message
dress.com...
Ed Huntress wrote:

Thanks for snipping the links

http://www.kerryoniraq.com
http://www.republicanfilms.com

Next time you want something not snipped, tell us what not to snip, so
that
those of us who object to endless reiterations of previous exchanges
don't
clog up the joint.


But they weren't dumb enough to go to war over it.

Yes they did.

Clinton's presidential address ordering attacks on Iraq's WMD:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middl...ton_12-16.html

And how many American troops or Iraqi civilians were killed in that
"war,"
Willcox? How small do these things have to be, and still convince you
that
they should be called "wars"?


And Kerry voted for the 2nd Gulf War, so blame him too.

No he didn't.

Ooh, now that's some good politicking. Give him credit and help him dodge
the
blame at the same time.

That's exactly what I would have done, if I had a vote on it. You have to
give the president the lattitude to act if it should be needed -- unless
you're convinced and ready to declare war already. If that circumstance ever
became true, the conventional way of declaring war would put an end to any
chance of using surprise, unless the president had the power to act
beforehand.

It's not the first time Congress has done it. It's an attempt to make the
clumsy old mechanism of instituting war something that's quick enough for
21st century realities.

However, it requires a president with the judgment to use it only if and
when needed. Too bad, we had a lemon in that department.


Get your facts straight. He voted to give the President
authority to do so.

Plausible deniability, eh? NO bucks stop there, eh? Teflon John Kerry.
Nothin'
sticks to him.

No, the fact. You said he voted to declare war.


Hmmm, maybe you should reword that, and waffle a bit. Surely there are
some
weasel words you could come up with that could obscure it a bit more so
that it
would look like they didn't REALLY vote "in favor" of anything. Maybe they
only
thought they were thinking of voting in favor of something. Yeah, that
could be
it. They were mislead by George Bush. Yeah, pass the buck. That'll work.
Blame
Bush.

If the cowboy boot fits, wear it. d8-)

--
Ed Huntress