Reply #106: Q: what does "fight it better" mean?

[IndyPriest]

You want Kerry's statement that he would "fight it better" to mean that he would out-Bush Bush. If out-Bush Bush means an even greater use of lies, smears, force, deception -- it's just not the case. Kerry's position on the war is EXACTLY yours. This sentence from your post is right on the money: "Our side has to admit it was a mistake and move to correct that mistake in the best way possible." "Best way possible" is a neat ellision over every troublesome question we now have to face. I understand completely why we use phrases like that, but it doesn't advance the argument about what you think the ACTUAL difference is between your position and Kerry's.