Reply #34: Two points and a comment

[LittleClarkie]

This from Kerry's Senate speech on the IWR

"When I vote to give the President of the United States the authority to use force, if necessary, to disarm Saddam Hussein, it is because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a threat, and a grave threat, to our security and that of our allies in the Persian Gulf region. I will vote yes because I believe it is the best way to hold Saddam Hussein accountable. And the administration, I believe, is now committed to a recognition that war must be the last option to address this threat, not the first, and that we must act in concert with allies around the globe to make the world's case against Saddam Hussein.

Let me be clear, the vote I will give to the President is for one reason and one reason only: To disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction, if we cannot accomplish that objective through new, tough weapons inspections in joint concert with our allies.
In giving the President this authority, I expect him to fulfill the commitments he has made to the American people in recent days -- to work with the United Nations Security Council to adopt a new resolution setting out tough and immediate inspection requirements, and to act with our allies at our side if we have to disarm Saddam Hussein by force. If he fails to do so, I will be among the first to speak out.

If we do wind up going to war with Iraq , it is imperative that we do so with others in the international community, unless there is a showing of a grave, imminent--and I emphasize "imminent'' -- threat to this country which requires the President to respond in a way that protects our immediate national security needs. "

Second, I need to find the thread that asked the question: "How is John Kerry the DLC candidate." The consensus seemed to be that he was not.

Comment: This is why I'm a moderate. Certain parts of the farther left and right scare the crud out of me. Y'all are too much alike. Purges? Enemies within?

The divisive ones are the Republicans. We're the inclusive ones, remember?