[Peach]

Tim: We tried going to the UN with Somalia mission and it didn't work. Kerry: There's the humanitarian component and the infrastructure component. He'd have the UN do something - I can't figure it out and can't type fast enough to see if anyone else can figure it out. IT IS NOT A CLEAR MESSAGE.

[Timeout]

Tim: What if France, Germany, et al demand that we SHARE administration of Iraq...they want part of those oil contracts, construction, they want part of the government...if they demand that, what would you do.

Kerry: We should SHARE...SHARE....SHARE. We could leave an American commander in charge of American troops.
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Well, Mr. French-looking candidate, does that mean you would allow U.N. control of OTHER troops? Divided leadership?!

Not only that, he keeps saying the No. 1 goal is to protect American troops. Well, we all want that, but it's not the main objective. The main objectives are to defeat the enemy and reconstruct the country.

He's not helping himself here.

[sdk7x7]

I saw the Kerry interview too. I have to say, I thought Tim was great with the questions. Very few softballs, etc. How great was that when Kerry listed what Bushed lied to America about and then Tim played the video of Kerry saying the EXACT same thing.

I think Kerry looked a lot more moderate to me than I had previously assumed, but some of his policies are scary. He seems to be against unilateral military force, he supports "modified" affirmative action (state-sponsored racism), and I'm pretty sure he said he wanted to repeal the Bush tax cut from the richest Americans because it's the "middle class" that's hurting.

Couldn't give a straight answer on policy towards Cuba.

-sdk