Posted on 07/17/2004 1:55:30 PM PDT by RWR8189
The Boston Fog Report
An ongoing examination of John Kerrys nuances and shades of gray in both foreign and domestic policy. (Editorial, A Primary Endorsement, The New York Times, 2/26/04)
for·a·gainst adverb.
1. To be both for and against something at the same time: e.g. I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it. (Glen Johnson, Kerry Blasts Bush On Protecting Troops, The Boston Globe, 3/17/04)
"We welcome John Kerry's newfound support of the Bush Doctrine, a measure designed to protect Americans from threats abroad by confronting dangerous terrorists where they live and train before they attack the United States. We expect John Kerry to continue to move toward President Bush's policies and priorities as he undergoes an extreme makeover of his out of the mainstream positions just in time for the Democratic convention."
-Steve Schmidt, Bush-Cheney '04 Spokesman
KERRY IS FORAGAINST PREEMPTIVE ACTION AGAINST THREATS TO AMERICA
Kerry Announces His Support For Preemption
Kerry Says He Would Launch Preemptive Strikes Against Terrorists. "Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Friday he would be willing to launch a pre-emptive strike against terrorists if he had adequate intelligence of a threat. Kerry offered some support for one of the most controversial aspects of President Bush's national security policy, even as he criticized the president for not reforming intelligence agencies after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. 'Am I prepared as president to go get them before they get us if we locate them and have the sufficient intelligence? You bet I am,' he said at a news conference at his Washington headquarters." (Ken Guggenheim, "Kerry Offers Support For Pre-Emptive Strikes Against Terrorists," The Associated Press, 7/16/04)
But Kerry Has Criticized Preemption Throughout The Campaign
In 2003 Boston Globe Guest Commentary, Kerry Denounced "The Threat Of Military Preemption Against Terrorist Organizations." "It is troubling that this administration's approach to the menace of loose nuclear materials is long on rhetoric but short on execution. It relies unwisely on the threat of military preemption against terrorist organizations, which can be defeated if they are found but will not be deterred by our military might." (John Kerry, Op-Ed, "Moscow Treaty Is Full Of Holes, The Boston Globe, 3/5/03)
Kerry Said Preemptive Doctrine Invites Other Countries To Do Opposite Of What We "Want Them To Do." "[A]s long as this administration leaves a preemptive doctrine on the table, as long as our administration is proceeding down the road to develop nuclear bunker-busting weapons, and as long as we remain a country that will conduct a preemptive war, we're inviting people to do the very thing that we don't want them to do." (Sen. John Kerry, CNN's Democrat Candidate Debate, 10/9/03)
Kerry Criticizes President Bush's "Doctrine Of Preemption." GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: "(Off Camera) ... you would have your own doctrine of preemption, then?" SENATOR JOHN KERRY: "George, every president from the beginning, uh, of time, has had a sufficient doctrine of preemption. Throughout the Cold War, the entire first strike doctrine was based on a doctrine of preemption. But that's very different from the Bush doctrine of preemption. I don't subscribe to the George Bush doctrine as he has described it, which is very different. It's a preemptive war for the purpose of removing, simply removing the dictator." (ABC's "This Week," 2/22/04)
Kerry Criticizes "Unilateral Pre-Emption," Pledges To Fight Terrorism "Through Stronger Intelligence-Gathering, Law Enforcement, And International Alliances." "He outlined his own plan to combat terrorism through stronger intelligence-gathering, law enforcement and international alliances. 'I do not fault George Bush for doing too much in the war on terror; I believe he's done too little,' said the senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. 'Where he's acted, his doctrine of unilateral pre-emption has driven away our allies and cost us the support of other nations.'" (Elizabeth Benjamin, "For Democrats, A One-Two Punch," The [Albany] Times-Union, 2/28/04)
Kerry Said Bush "Has Taken America Off On A Road Of Unilateralism And Ideological Pre-Emption." (David M. Halbfinger, "Kerry Says Dean Lacks Presidential Traits," The New York Times, 12/17/03)
Edwards: "I Would Scrap The Preemption Doctrine." SENATOR JOHN EDWARDS: "I would scrap the preemption doctrine. We don't need a preemption doctrine. I never believed we needed a preemption doctrine. The president of the United States can do whatever needs to be done to keep the American people safe." (ABC's "This Week," 2/22/04)
Let us see all this Kerry contradictory statements (flip flops) in TV ads. It will be very powerful and will further destroy Kerry and further convince people that he is a flip floper who is not fit to be President.
if he had adequate intelligence of a threat.....
That is an oxymoron if I ever heard one.....
Just drop the last three words off of your first sentence and you have the entire matter in a nutshell.
Didn't want to get caught taking this phrase out of content....But, you are absolutely right.
Great description and definition! Bookmarked and saved. Adapted from George Orwell or your own (just want to give credit if due)?!
Um, er, why was it that Democrats wanted to elect Anybody But Bush again?
We're going to need to change the dictionaries.
First Bill clinton redefined what sex is then left us with an indefinate definition of what "is" is.
Then Michael Moore comes along and redefines the word documentary.
Now comes John Kerry and this foraginst crap.
You could come up with a whole "contradictionary
beforafter
undertop
preemptive defense
Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Senator John Kerry (news - web sites) (D-MA) (R) kite surfs with Nevin Sawyer off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts July 17, 2004. Kerry is spending the weekend on the small island of Nantucket, off the coast of Massachusetts. REUTERS/Brian Snyder US ELECTION
It must be nice having lots of money to "recreate" like this every weekend. US taxpayers paying for some of this no doubt (for sure security and Secret Service protection).
John Kerry is the epitome of an adverb.
I don't know what they have to say
It makes no difference anyway
Whatever it is, I'm against it
No matter what it is or who commenced it
I'm against it. . .
This is not making it in the media. I have not even seen it on Drudge. This will make the Peacenazis crazy.
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