Posted on 12/14/2006 7:54:01 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Senator Kerry urges dialogue with Iran, Syria
10 minutes ago
U.S. Senator John Kerry, the Democratic candidate for the presidency in 2004, said on Thursday the U.S. administration should engage in dialogue with Syria and Iraq.
"I think it's important to talk and have dialogue, but you don't give up your principles and you don't make deals that are against your larger interest," Kerry told reporters after talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
"Syria needs to understand that and Iran needs to understand that, but I think it's important to begin a discussion," added Kerry, a Massachusetts senator.
Kerry, who is considering a second bid for the U.S. presidency, cited the example of late President Ronald Reagan calling the Soviet Union "the evil empire" but not hesitating to negotiate with then Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev.
Kerry left the Uunited States on Wednesday for a nine-day visit of the Middle East, including Iraq, and a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but not a visit to Iran.
Fellow Democratic senator Bill Nelson of Florida met Assad in Damascus on Wednesday and said he saw an opening for dialogue with Syria.
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BUMP!
Translation: I have no idea what to do about Iran, so I will punt on 1st down and stall for time.
Is this the same guy that served in Viet Nam?
Ok. I volunteer Kerry to fly over and talk to them. That was easy!
Well, what a surprise. He met with North Vietnam while still an reservist office in the US Navy. Does he remember how well that worked out for the South? What does Kerry think is the purpose of our government, to figure out how to surrender to the most evil people he can find? Get him off the national stage. Service members need to horse laugh him out of Iraq.
Most people wouldn't call it served.
However he seared in Cambodia one Christmas!
Oh please, don't let Kerry try to talk to Syria and Ira. No one can ever understand what he is trying to say in the US. Who knows how Iran and Syria would interpret his ravings.
An honest response by Kerry would be "If I had been elected President I would be messing in my pants right now."
There are many North Vietnamese party officials who would heartily disagree with you, and insist that Kerry served honorably.
the man is a walking talking disaster.
Dr Deth urges US Senators to STFU and let the Executive branch of government handle foreign policy.
The horseface can't get over the fact that he is
an ignoramus, irrelevant, and the people don'tgive a damn
what he thinks...go peddle some ketchup and get
lost...JK
I guess he was for this picture before he was against this picture.
He should be called "knee pads" Kerry.
Heaven knows he help bring this country to its'
knees over Viet Nam. Now he's looking to do the same
thing in an even more impending situation in this
new century.
Typical liberal. Always borrowing money or "time" that
the next generation will have to pay for dearly.
Only now, that loan of "time" could come due in
his and our lifetime. We could all live to regret it....JJ61
Is there no one that will shut him up? Geez, who are the people in that state that vote for this clown?
Sounds great.
I propose sending Kerry.
Alone.
Purple Heart #4?
wanna bet he is mad at johnson for upstaging his jaunt?
(For those who aren't boomers, that's Kerry's obvious role model, Captain "Wrongway" Peter Peachfuzz from the Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoons.)
1. What is Kerry doing talking to the President of Egypt?
2. Why is he criticizing US foreign policy on foreign soil?
3. It seems like Kerry doesn't know that he LOST in 2004.
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