James E. Morrow
2003-09-27 20:45:20 UTC
Senator Ted "Chappaquiddick" Kennedy said the other day in regard
to our war in Iraq;
"There was no imminent threat. This was made up in Texas, announced
in January to the Republican leadership that war was going to take
place and was going to be good politically. This whole thing was a
fraud."
Charles Krauthammer of the Washington Post examines this demagogic
statement in light of the true facts in the context of how they were
known at the time.
Let us examine the points in contention.
(1) Imminent threat?
The President NEVER SAID that there was an imminent threat to
the United States posed by Saddam at the time. While this canard is
often repeated it rings hollow. President Bush just did not utter
any such statement.
(2) Texas?
Howdy! You all liberal dunderheads! This reference to the "Lone
Star State" might get "Chappaquiddick" Ted a few votes in the "Bay
State" but it means less than an ice cube in a hot tin roof in
Midland.
(3) Good politically?
If this was a political thing to do why are the Demorats
whining now? Well the truth is that leadership is doing the tough
things like war and national security. These are the things Demorats
have trouble understanding, might alone having the guts to do. Even
the Congressional Demorats who voted for war lack the fortitude to
stand up and support it. Political? Think again. When a policy is
right it is right, regardless of where the chips land.
Link to Washington Post dot com
http://tinyurl.com/ospu
to our war in Iraq;
"There was no imminent threat. This was made up in Texas, announced
in January to the Republican leadership that war was going to take
place and was going to be good politically. This whole thing was a
fraud."
Charles Krauthammer of the Washington Post examines this demagogic
statement in light of the true facts in the context of how they were
known at the time.
Let us examine the points in contention.
(1) Imminent threat?
The President NEVER SAID that there was an imminent threat to
the United States posed by Saddam at the time. While this canard is
often repeated it rings hollow. President Bush just did not utter
any such statement.
(2) Texas?
Howdy! You all liberal dunderheads! This reference to the "Lone
Star State" might get "Chappaquiddick" Ted a few votes in the "Bay
State" but it means less than an ice cube in a hot tin roof in
Midland.
(3) Good politically?
If this was a political thing to do why are the Demorats
whining now? Well the truth is that leadership is doing the tough
things like war and national security. These are the things Demorats
have trouble understanding, might alone having the guts to do. Even
the Congressional Demorats who voted for war lack the fortitude to
stand up and support it. Political? Think again. When a policy is
right it is right, regardless of where the chips land.
Link to Washington Post dot com
http://tinyurl.com/ospu
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James E. Morrow
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James E. Morrow
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