[bitt]

.....'Both now want to reject the war without penalty. It shows a surprising lack of seriousness about war from two decorated combat veterans of Vietnam.

One can flip-flop on many things.

But war is not like voting on whether toilets shall be limited to 1.6 gallons per flush. (There really is such a law.) War is final.

Fortunately, both men are wrong about being wrong. Our young men and women have not died in vain.

Establishing a democracy in the Middle East and freeing Iraqis from an Idi Amin-level dictator will go a long way toward shortening the War on Terrorism. The death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi should help.

Had the military heeded Murtha's call last November to immediate redeploy its troops out of Iraq within six months, al-Zarqawi would be alive and well and Iraq would look like Somalia, another nation where Murtha requested a U.S. redeployment.'..........

snip

'Unfortunately for Somalia, President Clinton did just that. President Bush visited Baghdad this week as Iraq's first duly elected government in 59 years launched an effort to stabilize the nation.

Both Kerry and Murtha want a timetable for leaving Iraq. That's simple: When hell freezes over or when Iraq asks us to leave.

We still have troops in Germany, Japan, Italy and England as the result of World War II.

In April 1971, testifying before the Senate, Kerry asked: "How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?"

Now that he is in the Senate, he seems to have no problem asking men and women to do just that. He says his vote was a "mistake," but he offers nothing to make up for his "mistake."

How hollow.

Fortunately, Kerry did not become the commander-in-chief. The Iraq war is not a mistake. The American people need to stand by the people of Iraq against a terrorism that threatens them both. '

Don Surber may be reached at donsurber@dailymail.com.

[bitt]

LT Ping...

just warming up...

Like the fact that it is from this paper...

[Cinnamon]

yah.. We want to know what Kerry knows, and when did he know it? We musty hold him accountable.. flip-flopping on death and life decisions is not something lightly brushed aside with an apology.

[ReleaseTheHounds]

Here! Here! A noble suggestion! Let these sanctimonious b*st*rds take responsibility for their past judgments and do the honorable thing: RESIGN!

[Paleo Conservative]

But war is not like voting on whether toilets shall be limited to 1.6 gallons per flush. (There really is such a law.) War is final.

Actually, I don't think there was ever a vote on that. I think it was a regulation created during the Clinton administration.

[W04Man]

Bump!

http://Vets4Irey.com

[depressed in 06]

Honorable and Democrat, two words with opposite meaning.

[KJC1]

Absolutely right. Great article.

Kerry is such a disgusting sack I can't even stand it. He has NO business having ANYTHING to do with this nation's future, it's bad enough he's had a hand in our past and present.

[johnny7]

Sepuku... is his only salvation.

[gunnedah]

If Kerry and Murtha are this irrational they certainly do no need to be in any position of authority. Can you imagine the problem we would have if our country were attacked and we had to depend on either of them?

[avacado]

That man turns my stomach!

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"Dear Mr. President: ... We urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraq sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs."

Sincerely,

Letter to President Clinton
Signed by Senators Tom Daschle, John Kerry and others
October 9, 1998
http://www.iraqwatch.org/government/US/Letters,%20reports%20and%20statements/levin-10-9-98.html

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"It is the duty of any president, in the final analysis, to defend this nation and dispel the security threat. Saddam Hussein has brought military action upon himself by refusing for 12 years to comply with the mandates of the United Nations. The brave and capable men and women of our armed forces and those who are with us will quickly, I know, remove him once and for all as a threat to his neighbors, to the world, and to his own people, and I support their doing so."

Senator John Kerry (Democrat, Massachusetts)
March 17, 2003
http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?i=20030331&s=lizza033103

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"Those who doubted whether Iraq or the world would be better off without Saddam Hussein, and those who believe today that we are not safer with his capture, don't have the judgment to be President, or the credibility to be elected President.

No one can doubt or should doubt that we are safer -- and Iraq is better -- because Saddam Hussein is now behind bars."

Senator John Kerry (Democrat, Massachusetts)
Speech at Drake University in Iowa
December 16, 2003
http://www.jsonline.com/news/gen/dec03/193182.asp?format=print

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"I think it was the right decision to disarm Saddam Hussein. And when the president made the decision, I supported him, and I support the fact that we did disarm him."

Senator John Kerry (Democrat, Massachusetts)
During a Democratic Primary Debate at the University of South Carolina
May 3, 2003
http://www.vote-smart.org/debate_transcripts/trans_1.pdf

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"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force - if necessary - to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security."

Senator John Kerry (Democrat, Massachusetts)
Addressing the US Senate
October 9, 2002
http://www.johnkerry.com/news/speeches/spc_2002_1009.html

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"Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime. We all know the litany of his offenses. He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation. He miscalculated an eight-year war with Iran. He miscalculated the invasion of Kuwait. He miscalculated America's response to that act of naked aggression. He miscalculated the result of setting oil rigs on fire. He miscalculated the impact of sending scuds into Israel and trying to assassinate an American President. He miscalculated his own military strength. He miscalculated the Arab world's response to his misconduct. And now he is miscalculating America's response to his continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction. That is why the world, through the United Nations Security Council, has spoken with one voice, demanding that Iraq disclose its weapons programs and disarm.

So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real, but it is not new. It has been with us since the end of the Persian Gulf War.

In U.N. Security Council Resolution 1441, the United Nations has now affirmed that Saddam Hussein must disarm or face the most serious consequences. Let me make it clear that the burden is resoundingly on Saddam Hussein to live up to the ceasefire agreement he signed and make clear to the world how he disposed of weapons he previously admitted to possessing."

Senator John Kerry (Democrat, Massachusetts)
Speech at Georgetown University
January 23, 2003
http://kerry.senate.gov/bandwidth/cfm/record.cfm?id=189831

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More Quotes from lying Democrats.

Quotes on Iraq:
http://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html

[sheik yerbouty]

Kerrey and Murtha are now dating..

[kromike]

Speaking of "make up", can someone link to that hilarious "Great Pumpkin" photo of him during the '04 Campaign?

[sd-joe]

>> "he should do the honorable thing and resign from Congress" <<

NO NO - Suicide would be the honorable thing (you know, that Japanese solution to dishonor.).

[river rat]

"two decorated combat veterans of Vietnam."

"Questionably" decorated.......

There are many SERIOUS questions about both of the sonsuvbitches' "decorations"..

Semper Fi

[Bommer]

[downtownconservative]

Hypothetical interview with John Kerry (where Kerry is unable to tell a lie)

Interviewer: Mr Kerry, why did you vote for the Iraq war to begin with?
Kerry: Because I thought it would help me get elected President.
Interviewer: Why do you now say that was a mistake?
Kerry: Obvious isn't it. It didn't work. I'm still just a flunky Senator. You got any hard questions?

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"Yes, indeed- John Kerry thinks it's 1971 all over again. Dec 04 '05, on "Face the Nation"
John Kerry once again slams American troops- Check it out-

"And there is no reason, Bob, that young American soldiers need to be going into homes of Iraqis in the dead of night, terrorizing kids and children, you know, women, breaking sort of the customs of the-of-the historical customs, religious customs."

Click Here for the transcript for "Face the Nation"

You will find this statement at the bottom of page 4 and the top of page 5.

[Cobra64]

"It is essential to acknowledge that the war itself was a mistake. . . . It was wrong, and I was wrong to vote for that Iraqi war resolution," Kerry told a Democratic Party gathering in Washington this week."

We are winning this war, and the jerk keeps opening his stooopid mouth. What is this moron going to say when we begin downsizing our involvment?

To think he could have been POTUS, scares the hell out of me.

[Cobra64]

[seasoned traditionalist]

"Well, ah, you see, its like this.

I, voted for the resolution before I (now that I'm thinking of running in 08) voted against it.

Can I git me a huntin license here"?