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To: stainlessbanner

It depends on what you and I think of "much" [change of foreign policy]. Kerry surely will talk more, just like Clinton did with Saddam and Serbia while he was distracted with cigars. Bush certainly wants to do more, but I doubt that he can. Iran and N Korea are risks to our security, no doubt about it. But what can we (I say we - referring to the West) do about Iran? Marching in? No, because it could be just like Iraq. Bombing the nuclear facilities? That´s definitely an alternative. Would Kerry and Bush both do that? From my view, properly, as a last possibility. What can we do about N Korea? I have no ideas, since we must assume that they already possess nukes and missiles to bomb Seoul. And what about Iraq? Maybe this is the only issue I would grant Kerry, hoping that I won´t be slammed too much for this sentence, because I believe that other nations just have to do more than just talking, and that Kerry could easier leave the country by the end of 2005. Until then, Iraq should be able to fight terrorism on their own, given that the West still provides help. To get back to the top, I don´t see much change from both candidates, because there´re not many alternatives. That´s why I´m not very excited about the election, even though Bush deserved a second term more than Kerry a first one. Well, that´s more than I wanted to say about YOUR election.


33 posted on 10/05/2004 7:46:14 AM PDT by Michael81Dus
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To: Michael81Dus
Kerry would continue the Clinton/Daschle military cuts. His record of 20 years in the Senate reveals major cuts in military spending and major increases in taxation. I can't cast a vote for a leader who sells out his countrymen, and can't decide which side of an issue he's on. My confidence that Kerry would make sound decisions is about 0%. He's a wild card, just like taking a case to jury - it's a crap shoot. I'm not willing to take that risk.

Another piece related to our discussion just posted on FR Kerry's nuclear nonsense

61 posted on 10/05/2004 8:11:00 AM PDT by stainlessbanner (Kerry Sign the 180)
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