This wasn't the only scary comment Kerry made.
There was one other point in this debate in which Kerry allowed his true colors to show through and I am surprised that few have picked up on it. When discussing the dangers of nuclear proliferation Kerry noted that we are spending money on a nuclear tipped bunker busting bomb and it was wrong for us to build such a weapon while telling N. Korea not to build any nukes. This statement literally sent a chill down my spine and for the first time I really realized how dangerous it would be to have Kerry in power at this point in our history.
First of all, this statement reminds us of Kerry's "blame America first" mentality. He wants us to believe that there is a moral equivalency between a sociopathic dictator that has starved or killed millions and sells WMDs to terrorist regimes and the United States which has worked tirelessly to end proliferation of nuclear weapons and has fought to prevent the loss of life all over the world. If Kerry had been just a little less scripted I have no doubt the next thing out of his mouth would have been to remind us that the US is the only country on earth to ever use a nuclear weapon. This is how the blame America first crowd thinks and no doubt Kerry thinks this way too.
Developing such a weapon lets our enemies know that even if they decide to develop WMDs underground they are not out of our reach. Just the knowledge that such a weapon exists may stop rogue nations from even trying but Kerry doesn't seem to get this. He seems to think that if we stop building weapons the insane dictators of the world will see this and decide to just give up all their weapons as well. No matter how hard he tries his weak-kneed appeasement minded approach to the world shows through. The logical extension to Kerry's argument is that if we have nuclear weapons we have no right to question any other country if they choose to have nuclear weapons. This is not only dangerous but it reveals a real inability to accept that this nation is a force for good in the world while many other nations are quite the opposite.
Watching this part of the debate I had a flashback to the cold war. Bush stood as the reincarnation of Reagan with his unyielding stance and Kerry, well Kerry stood as a
reincarnation of John Kerry who fought for unilateral disarmament when Reagan was winning the cold war through our strength.
The amazing thing to me is that this point was made during a discussion of the dangers of nuclear proliferation. When asked Kerry immediately responded that this is the biggest risk to our country yet he followed up with a plan to weaken our hand. Until this point I was simply pro-Bush because I think he has done and excellent job in the face of unprecedented criticism. Now I am also anti-Kerry as his approach to the world has not changed since he was wrong after returning from Vietnam, his approach didn't change after he was wrong about confronting the USSR and it is now clear that his approach to the world is still dangerously naive.
"When discussing the dangers of nuclear proliferation Kerry noted that we are spending money on a nuclear tipped bunker busting bomb and it was wrong for us to build such a weapon while telling N. Korea not to build any nukes. This statement literally sent a chill down my spine and for the first time I really realized how dangerous it would be to have Kerry in power at this point in our history. "
Amen....his comment about scrapping the nuclear tipped bunker buster if he were Pres. shouted out at me last night as SO WRONG. I guess if Iran or N. Korea or a rogue terrorist threatens us with their nuclear weapon, we will just defend ourselves with a "spitball". No wonder he said last night that he would reserve the right for preemption (unlike at the DNC convention when he said he will "respond" to any and all attacks). I guess he figures "spitballs" will pass the global test.