With a straight face, Kerry just told Russert that the US had "spurned" offers by the UN THREE TIMES to send troops and training to Iraq.
I seem to remember the UN running like scared rabbits when a bomb exploded in their headquarters in Baghdad.
Why didn't Russert ask one question of Kerry about that incident?
I've come to the conclusion that if it's not in the NYT or WP, Tim doesn't know.
Kerry did not mention the conditions placed on French and German help.
1. Pay saddams bills 100% (french governemnt guaranteed payment to french corporations doing business with saddam(
2. Uphold all contracts agreed by saddam. (saddam had agreed to euro-ize his oil pricing. This would have booted the US dollar as the reserve currency of Iraqi oil)
3. Put US military control outside the US military.
Those offers were sucker offers. (kerry would have sold out the USA.)
The headline at the end of the day will be that the wrong ink was used to stain the fingers and the election was a failure because plastic ballot boxes were used instead of metal.
And DAMN 25% of the iraqis refused to vote! (Instead of saying 75% did vote)
For democrats, the glass is not half full OR half empty, for democrats the glass is too big.