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In reply to the discussion: State Department Brief Today on Snowden. Unbelievable [View all]karynnj
(59,501 posts)he did. Read the article - As to your quote that was what Kerry said many many times - and THEN spoke of how Bush misused that authority. You ignore that Bush argued he needed that authority for the inspections to happen. He promised to go war only as a last resort - if it became necessary.
Kerry was likely asked the same question he always was asked which was was his vote wrong. Only in October 2006 did he say that his vote was wrong. Instead he is speaking of why he voted as he did. The media created the "if you knew then what is known now" stuff - which makes no sense with his full answer.
The fact is that Howard Dean himself said he would have voted for Biden/Lugar (also Kerry's preferred bill) and in fact, spoke of the conditions under which he would go to war.