John F. Kerry in review (Clicking here will take you to his twilight zone)

Searching for statements from John F. Kerry regarding the decision to invade Iraq I went to the Senators website. (Linked for you!) and reviewed a speech. How on EARTH is this man a U.S. Senator?? What? He also ran for President? God help us....

In a speech from February of 2005:

First JFK (Vietnam vet) talks about supporting the troops....and can't get one sentence out of his mouth without accusing Bush of "harming families"

We support the troops by giving the troops what they need to succeed - and sometimes that means actually challenging the policies that have put them and kept them in harm's way, and harmed the families who pray each day for their safe return.

So tell us John, what does 'supporting the troops' mean to a democrat?

When the Administration in charge canÂ’t bring itself to admit mistakes, "supporting the troops" means that the rest of us, especially in Congress, have a special responsibility to demand that failed policies be acknowledged and changed

Ok, Ok, John, we get the point--you think Bush failed, but how do you support the troops?

And in the long run, "supporting the troops" means supporting changes in our defense policies--in our systems, our budgets, and our military planning--that ensure that the brave American warriors of the future are fully prepared to fight and win tomorrow's battles in defense of America's safety, values and vital interests. Supporting the troops means strengthening AmericaÂ’s military, not just talking about it.

OH! So JFKVietnamam vet) says that we need to strengthen our military in order to support them. Well, what does JFK mean by 'strengthening'?

ThereÂ’s no technological substitute for boots on the ground, and we must always plan for the worst, so we never expose our troops to the unintended consequences of wishful thinking.

So by strengthening JFK means more infantry, grunts, GI's, "boots on the ground", increased numbers....and JFK goes on and on about expanding the army and stuff, with a nice little disclaimer in the speech that NONE of this actually applies to Iraq itself--but we need to strengthen the army--

I'm dizzy from studying this pathetic circular logic speech.

Finally JFK winds up disappointed that we have more than 50,000 troops in Iraq. He says he was promised a lower number---


The administration told us our troops would be greeted as liberators. They said the reconstruction would be painless and self-financing. They believed that U.S. forces in Iraq would be quickly reduced to 50,000 troops. They told us to expect further reductions by the end of 2003. They were wrong. And American forces have paid the price ever since.

That's all I can take of this--but there's much more, go read it yourself at:

http://kerry.senate.gov/text/home.html#