Posted on 04/09/2006 7:24:43 PM PDT by do the dhue
John Kerry Opposes Iran Nuke Strike, Backs Censure
2008 presidential hopeful John Kerry said Sunday that he opposes a U.S. strike against Iran's nuclear facilities that would involve nuclear bunker-busting bombs - and announced his support for Sen. Russ Feingold proposal to censure President Bush.
Asked about reports that U.S. contingency plans include using "tactical nuclear devices" in a possible Iran attack, Kerry told NBC's "Meet the Press":
"I think that is another example of the move from the hip, shoot from the hip, cowboy diplomacy of this administration . . . For us to think about exploding tactical nuclear weapons in some ways is the height of irresponsibility. It would be destructive to any non-proliferation efforts. And the military assessment is [that] it won't work; that even this bombing strategy itself would not work."
Kerry said that instead, the Bush administration should beef up diplomatic efforts and enlist the help of other nations to persuade Tehran to abandon it's nuclear weapons program.
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That, sir, is an INSULT to douche bags everywhere.....
The dems (and liberals) problem is that the whole lot suffers from cranial rectosis, which occurs when one has their head up their rectum for excessive periods of time....(hence, my tagline...)
I've got less paint on my new car.
Thanks for the link. Kerry has gone mental, yes even more so...
Kerry was willing to accept these unverified reports in the MSM about the US using tactical nuclear weapons against Iran as being true. He called it cowboy diplomacy without even knowing the facts. What a jerk.
John Kerry opposes any response other than kissing butt. That could explain Theresa's reaction in that now infamous photo, as John attempted to press his but kissing lips to hers.
The best bunker busters we have can punch about 130 feet into the earth (GBU 28). Insufficient for what we would need to do.
There is a logical progression in ideas here. If you dont want Iran to have a bomb you will have to inevitably draw the conclusion that we need to attack them. If you want to be effective in this attack you will come to the conclusion that small tactical bunker busting nukes are necessary.
What Kerry is saying in reality is that he does not want to stop Irans nuclear ambitions. That he lacks the resolve to take adequate measures to ensure they are stopped. Just stating hes against them developing a nuke but then stopping far shy of any action to support his words is De facto allowing them to do what they want. He should move to Europe, they think the same way in many parts there as well. He would fit in well there.
Just like nuclear power which had this evil stigma associated with it and Chernobyl only added ammunition for the green envoro hippy idiot; Hiroshima and Nagasaki are used as examples of the horrors of nuclear weapons. A near miniature nuke where the effect of the detonation is even tailored like in a bunker buster detonating 130-140 feet bellow the surface, as would be the case will not develop a blast, massive over pressure above land crushing houses, blowing cars away, igniting buildings and all the other bad things which we are repeatedly force fed in short video segments that tell us nuclear weapons are all bad.
Personally I think this is an issue where ignorance combined with ideology is over riding the truth and what is necessitated by the situation. 20 years ago it was necessary to build more nuclear power plants. Today we are paying for our ignorance based on misconceptions and over inflated risks. A mini nuke with a tailored blast going off 130 feet under the ground might not be such a horrible thing. But sell that one in todays public perception! I hope that in 10 years we dont pay the price for todays ignorance.
I call him an asshat.
Isn't that just like Kerry. Willing to give the terrorists a pass, but wants to burn the President for doing his job.
Remember, when the John-Johns...Kerry and Edwards, were running for POTUS/VP, ...
they campaigned on the "plan" that they would GIVE the Iranians the uranium to "test" them, and see if they could "trust" them....
LOL....idiots!
I think you could sell it to middle America no problem. It's the brain dead liberals on the coasts who would never buy it. And the liberal response would send a message to me that it would be a damn good idea to address Iranian threat with any means in our inventory.
That's decorated 'war hero' to you.
"The very word 'nuclear' will be enough for them to scream 'America repeats Hiroshima after 60 years".
"George Bush unleashes nuclear terror."
Any number of ways. MSM be damned, I hope Bush 'settles' the Iran issue before he leaves office. That will be his third great achievement in foreign policy. His legacy would for ever be secured.
Kerry should be put in charge
of negotiating with Tehran.
I'd like to know how far he gets.
Headline should read:
"John Kerry Declares He is Still As Big a Whining Wanker As Ever.....And Wonders If There's Another Mega-Million Dollar Heiress Around for Him to Marry, Since He's Grown Tired of the One He Has...."
How do you post pictures?
I didn't read the whole trancript, did he remind us of that again, or was it required in his intro?
I consider the average grunt in Vietnam to be a very big hero. John just doesn't measure up IMO.
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