Kerry Assails Bush on Haiti, Security and Gay Marriage Ban

The New York Times ^ | February 24, 2004 | KIRK SEMPLE

[bornintexas]

"He said that if he were president, he would be pressing Haitian rebels to back off their goal of toppling Mr. Aristide, perhaps by threatening the deployment of an international peacekeeping force."

Oh that ought to really scare them JF'fnFlipFlop....

There are so many quotes in this article that are ripe for the pickin'. He wants to bash Bush about Haiti and then admits in the next breath that he doesn't know what Bush's strategy concerning Haiti is! His first and foremost reaction is to bash Bush. If he were to win the presidency, he would have to bash the previous administration before he could make a move. And then he still wouldn't make a move.

[Paleo Conservative]

then he turns arounds and blames Bush for NOT invading Haiti?!

What's the worst Haiti could ever do to the US? Put a voodoo hex on us? It's not like they are a credible threat to the rest of the hemisphere. They've been having coups for 200 years.

[Paleo Conservative]

Kerry Assails Bush on Haiti, Security and Gay Marriage Ban

What the title should have been.

Kerry writes off South!

[Unam Sanctam]

There may be a legitimate concern about boat people refugees swamping Florida, as there was when Clinton invaded.

[MJY1288]

LOL, He should have added, "And we will tell them we will give the peace keeping force live ammo as well"

[Paleo Conservative]

demlosers Kerry thinks Haiti has a democracy.

Since he is wrong on that point, everything else that follows is wrong.

Oh but they do have a democracy which is tyrrany of the majority. That's what our founding fathers wanted to avoid whent they wrote the Constitution. Benjamin Franklin once said that democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner.

[okie01]

"It seems to me that he could make a "I care about Haitians" statement without coming so strong out for Aristide."

It was a little overboard, wasn't it? But Kerry's known to have a soft spot for Commies. Especially those that speak Romance languages...

[Paleo Conservative]

There may be a legitimate concern about boat people refugees swamping Florida,

Then Senator Kennedy should help them. He's a fair swimmer.

[Paleo Conservative]

They must be getting new funding from France/TotalFinaElf.

Don't forget the $2 billlion+ Heiz Foundation that Teresa Heinz-Kerry administers.

[AmericanVictory]

W may have strategery but Kerry has incomprehensery, the art of saying two opposite things in the same pronouncement and then attacking anyone who tries to point oiut that they make no sense.

"Our refusal to invade Haiti at my say so is another example of our invasion of Iraq as something I was for and then against supporting. And if you try to attack me I'll throu somebody else's medals at you. That's my war record and I'll stand on it!"

[AmericanVictory]

But, but, but, whut was it Bill Clinton and Mike Barnes restored, then? The media cannot understand what they mindlessly and admiringly report. It's incomprehensery.

[My2Cents]

by threatening the deployment of an international peacekeeping force

...which I'm sure would cause the rebels to quake in their sandels. Isn't Haiti testimony to the futility of UN nationbuilding? Not to mention one of Clinton's foreign policy "success" stories?

[Howlin]

Read this one.

[MattAMiller]

"Running for president is a good humility builder..."

It uses nanotechnology appearently.

[RedMonqey]

"I think you've got to be real and threatening," he said.

Isn't this what Clinton did in Somolia? You know, then turned tail and ran like a little girl?

And after the Hell he and the other Dems have been giving Bush about Iraq not being an "imminent threat" what reason will an "President" Kerry give for invading another soveign country?

Getting overrun by an boatload of grumpy , waterlogged Haitians?


Maybe we should AFTER twelve years and 17 UN resolutions but only with the UN's explicit approval.......

[William Martel]

He said that if he were president, he would be pressing Haitian rebels to back off their goal of toppling Mr. Aristide, perhaps by threatening the deployment of an international peacekeeping force.

I can hear their response right now... "Ooooh..please don't send your international peacekeeping force after us...we're shaking in our boots!

Dems like Kerry sure know how to get the job done.</ sarcasm>

[b9]

What IS "the language of guns?" LOL.

It's when he licks his pointer finger, sticks it in the wind and yells "pickew - pickew"

[McGavin999]

Aw Jeez! Thanks for pinging me to this one Howlin, but it's just too much work. I'd have to say something in reply to every single line.

[longtermmemmory]

Haiti is a smugler transfer point. ANSWER is waiting for a shipment.

Kerry is pissed because he expected a free ride until the nomination. He expected Trent lott republicans not Karl Rove.