Reply #32: I won't disagree with most of what you said, however, I personally do not think the IWR

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vote was done with politics in mind. I do not come to that conclusion at all knowing what I do about Senator Kerry and the difficult time he had making this decision to vote yes. He did as much research as he could, asked the right people about the situation and wrote those well thought out and painful words that he presented in his floor speech. I just think to suggest to people that he played politics with this decision is wrong. I would never suggest that to people. My comments always refer to his wanting to do what he thought best to insure our country's safety.
And, I have said it before, Obama may have been consistent with his war votes, but he never had to make a decision on the one that counted the most- the IWR. And, he voted against the Kerry-Feingold bill calling it precipitous withdraw. This doesn't mean I will not vote for him, it just means his record on the war is being distorted and many think he actually voted no on the important IWR.