Posted on 10/31/2004 6:35:03 AM PST by Informed1
Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004 1:46 p.m. EDT
Kerry Endorsed Bush's Tora Bora Strategy
After Osama bin Laden released his pre-election video yesterday, John Kerry repeated his criticism that President Bush let the terror kingpin get away by "outsourcing" the job to Afghan forces when we had bin Laden cornered in the Tora Bora mountains.
But it turns out that in December 2001, when the Tora Bora operation was under way, Kerry endorsed Bush's tactics during an interview with CNN's Larry King.
Kerry said the Bush plan to get bin Laden "is having its impact, and it is the best way to protect our troops and sort of minimalize the proximity, if you will."
Lest anyone mistake his endorsement as half-hearted, Kerry added:
"I think we have been doing this pretty effectively, and we should continue to do it that way."
The quotes, unearthed Saturday by New York Times columnist David Brooks, only add to Kerry's image as a political opportunist who tailors his rhetoric to fit the moment.
According to Kerry, says Brooks: "When we rely on allies everywhere else around the world, that's multilateral cooperation, but when Bush does it in Afghanistan, it's 'outsourcing.' In Iraq, Kerry supports using local troops to chase insurgents, but in Afghanistan he is in post hoc opposition."
The Tora Bora contradiction exposes the credibility gap in Kerry's anti-terror pronouncements, says Brooks. "Many people are not sure that he gets the fundamental moral confrontation. Many people are not sure he feels it, or feels anything."
Done.
Thanks, Jeff!
BTTT!!!!!
Done!
Also, here's a bit for the libertarians:
Ayn Rands Justification for the Iraq War
From The Virtue of Selfishness, written June, 1963
Dictatorship nations are outlaws. Any free nation had the right to invade Nazi Germany and, today,has the right to invade Soviet Russia, Cuba or any other slave pen. Whether a free nation chooses to do so or not is a matter of its own self-interest, not of respect for the
nonexistent rights of gang rulers. It is not a free nations duty to liberate other nations at the price of self-sacrifice, but a free nation has the right to do it, when and if it chooses.
http://rightthinkinggirl.typepad.com/right_thinking_girl/2004/10/ayn_rands_justi.html
Your link doesn't take us to CNN or the reference...got a fix????
Kerry has been on the TORA BORA rant for a while. Keri only applied the "outsourcing" label during the debates. I still submit he may have been talking out of school.
Apparently, he and his people were told that OBL was still alive.
That'd be my guess. But when? And more importantly, was it classified information?
FGS
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Thanks, I wasn't aware that he was on his Outsourcing Tora Bora rant back in July.
I doubt if he heard this at one of our intel meetings. He probably heard from his UN buddies or directly from the Ben Laden Camp.
This article, which was written way back on October 8 by National Review editor Rich Lowry, says almost the same thing.
Which makes some sense in the overall scheme of things. Keri's information, if received from outside sources, would not be subject to the "classification" process. Thereby giving him some latitude in how he might use otherwise classified info. Which would make him an even bigger slug.
FGS
Keri's information, if received from outside sources, would not be subject to the "classification" process. Thereby giving him some latitude in how he might use otherwise classified info. Which would make him an even bigger slug.
I would use a different word than slug. It begins with "Tr" and ends in "or"
What is it that bothers you about the post?
FGS
All is well. It's all good. Thanks.
either the nyt is trying to make up for a major blunder on al-qaqaa, or brooks had better look for a new employer...
I believe there are those who can be reached...and will make the effort to reach them. Each must choose for themselves.
he believes NOTHING. all that is important is WINNING & he will do ANYTHING, no matter how immoral, to get to his goals.
free dixie,sw
You're an optimist !....
(don't touch me it might be contagious).. d;-'
Thanks for the ping.
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