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In reply to the discussion: Mr. Kerry, Is THAT Really You? [View all]YvonneCa
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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