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In reply to the discussion: Mr. Kerry, Is THAT Really You? [View all]KurtNYC
(14,549 posts)26. "the case is building"? what happened to "we know" ??
He seems to be talking about moving public opinion when he says "the case is building." Looks like 9% wasn't enough to be gate crashers at a civil war but I'll bet if they get to 35% they will go.
I see a pattern I think, of building credibility in certain political figures and then spending that credibility at the key moment. Colin Powell comes to mind.
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Well, I think he's making a good case. He disapproves of the slaughter of civilians by sarin gas.
MADem
Sep 2013
#1
But Kerry left out the USofA as having used chemical weapons in Vietnam. nm
rhett o rick
Sep 2013
#67
He was wrong about Iraq, he thought there were WMD and wanted to invade under Bush and voted for it.
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2013
#29
But must we recreate the past? Why would the country believe a man who was so brutally wrong about
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2013
#44
Uh, Iraq invasion was the neo con agenda, Kerry supported and marketed it.
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2013
#59
He even said he would have voted to invade Iraq even had he known beforehand
HardTimes99
Sep 2013
#53
The difference… #1. killing masses of civilians and #2. doing it intentionally.
KittyWampus
Sep 2013
#7
No, he doesn't. But sarin is outside the Geneva Conventions, and we're a party to them.
MADem
Sep 2013
#8
Waterboarding is outside the Geneva Conventions. So is eternal detention, so are war of aggression
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2013
#64
Yes, and because George Bush had no problem with that, we have to remain, static, constrained by
MADem
Sep 2013
#66
And when the U.S. allows Bush, etal to be prosecuted for the crimes they committed
dflprincess
Sep 2013
#76
You do know that's an idiotic set of conditions, and they aren't going to happen?
MADem
Sep 2013
#77
Given that it is the current administration that has refused to prosecute Bush
dflprincess
Sep 2013
#78
You seem excitable....and you're projecting your excitement on me, it would seem.
MADem
Sep 2013
#109
Bombing a sovereign country isn't the solution; it will be adding to the slaughter of civilians.
pacalo
Sep 2013
#72
I think we should be careful starting down the "let's punish bad behavior."
rhett o rick
Sep 2013
#97
Is it possible that maybe Assad forces did just kill 1000 civilians using chemical weapons & that
KittyWampus
Sep 2013
#5
And not only the area--I'll bet Little Kim over in North Korea has his eye on this shit, too!
MADem
Sep 2013
#12
Are we still a superpower? Ragtag bodies of irregulars have now defeated us
HardTimes99
Sep 2013
#56
it was pretty clear that no troops were being considered in Syria and that Viet Nam was based
KittyWampus
Sep 2013
#10
Stupid cartoon. The artist ignored the repeated assertions by POTUS and SECSTATE about
MADem
Sep 2013
#11
It's sheer laziness...pandering to a crowd, many of whom couldn't find Syria on a map two weeks ago,
MADem
Sep 2013
#22
The difference between DEMS and RETHUGS is we don't just THROW the military AT problems.
Tigress DEM
Sep 2013
#23
Intelligent people make specific distinctions. Broad justifications for rushing to war, still bad.
Tigress DEM
Sep 2013
#13
The likely outcome is that people will wind up fearing being slaughtered by their neighbors
MNBrewer
Sep 2013
#25
"I see a pattern I think, of building credibility in certain political figures ..." Absolutely.
AnotherMcIntosh
Sep 2013
#102
I just saw him on TV. He seems to have gotten a new attitude to go along with his new look.
Autumn
Sep 2013
#27
Intervened in WW2? You do understand that Germany declared war on us, and we did not enter the war
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2013
#39
Some actually think we went to war because of the death camps when in fact even after we were in the
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2013
#46
How do we effectively prevent the normalization of poison gas as a weapon of war?
aquart
Sep 2013
#36
For one thing, make it a capital offense to sell component chemicals to nations who are using such
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2013
#41
I think that your approach is something worth considering. But while I am no
totodeinhere
Sep 2013
#47
Yeah, Psuedofed is useful as a cold medicine but the sale is controlled becaue of one potential
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2013
#63
Oh, how the mighty have fallent. I share your dismay and disappointment - nt
HardTimes99
Sep 2013
#52
He left out that the USofA used chemical weapons in Vietnam and helped Hussein use them
rhett o rick
Sep 2013
#68
At no time did the USA give infected blankets. If you want to blame Lord Amherst, he was British,
AnotherMcIntosh
Sep 2013
#103
Kerry has consistently favored endless wars in the Middle-East since 12/14/2001
AnotherMcIntosh
Sep 2013
#101