Michael Moore was the person most hated by the Bush WH,

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33. Baloney - BCCI is the skeleton key to just about everything that is still going on today.

There would have been no Bush2 possible had BCCI not been deep-sixed by Clinton, along with IranContra's findings and CIA drug running.

And I call total horsesh!t on your view of Kerry's campaign on foreign policy issues. Pure revisionism.

He was tearing into Bush when no one else was after 9-11. He was the only one who went after Bush on Tora Bora and the only IWR vote to follow through on speaking out against a DECISION to invade if weapon inspectors' reports were contrary to what they were being told. He sided with the weapon inspectors and stayed sided with weapon inspectors. ANY president in 2005 was going to be stuck with Iraq as it was, and would be forced to stabilize the region before they could get the troops out and that is what you had a problem with - you wanted the candidate to lie and say that they would withdraw troops immediately. Yeah sure - before the first Iraqi election. Sorry, but, even Dennis Kucinich would have dealt responsibly with the reality and the complicated logistics of withdrawing the troops - despite what you want to believe.

Media were the ones insisting Kerry positions kept changing, but they never did - he was consistent. You are welcome to believe corpmedia. I haven't seen any solid reporting from the political press corps since the early 90s.


Kerry Shows Courage In Challenging Bush
Thursday, August 8, 2002 By: Joe Conason

New York Observer
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But it was John Kerry who delivered the most interesting, substantive and challenging message. His subject was George W. Bush's shortcomings as a world leader.

The New York Times reported that Mr. Kerry "offered a long attack on Mr. Bush's foreign policy," although the paper gave short shrift to the details in the Senator''s speech. What he began to articulate was a Democratic critique of this administration''s blunt and myopic unilateralism, and a vision that restores international alliances to the center of American diplomacy.

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He is, however, no naïïve internationalist who abhors military force. As he has done before, Mr. Kerry wondered aloud why the President didn't muster sufficient firepower in Afghanistan to destroy Al Qaeda''s army when the chance arose at Tora Bora.
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There is, however, at least one benefit for Mr. Kerry in speaking out on those faraway places and problems. While his rivals sound as if they''re campaigning for the offices they already occupy, he sounds as if he is running for President.
Whether Mr. Kerry can engage the electorate in a discussion of America''s global responsibilities is far from certain. His own dispassionate style may hinder him. Yet he deserves great credit for reclaiming international leadership for his party when others cannot or will not.
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