"War as the Last Resort" The Democrats' Fatal Flaw Mia T, 2.18.04 "I voted for a process by which war would be the last resort." John Kerry Kerry hits out at Bush over IraqAdam Blenford and agencies Monday January 26, 2004 ohn Kerry's characteristic flatulence aside, his too-literal if demagogically tortured parsing of President George W. Bush's war-as-the-last-resort pledge reveals a fundamental--and fatal--misunderstanding of America's situation. When terrorists declare war on you…and then proceed to kill you… you are, perforce, in a war. At this point, you really have only one remaining decision to make: Do you fight...