On Thu, Oct 14, 2004 at 08:23:18PM -0700, Gautam Mukunda wrote: > If he couldn't even bring himself to support the Gulf War in 1991, > then the next time somebody kills a few thousand Americans (and it > will happen) what is he going to do when France, Russia, and China > doesn't give a response their seal of approval (and they won't)?
Wouldn't Kerry's opinion on Afghanistan be a better test of this question than his opinion on Iraq? I think whether one supports intervening to promote global freedom and democracy is a very different question than whether one supports a war to directly protect (avenge, deter future taking of, etc.) the lives of Americans -- Erik Reuter http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l