[okie01]

"But the column does raise a good point. In fact, I believe that John Kerry would have attacked Iraq (though not as well) just as Bush has."

I very much doubt that. On his own, Kerry may have gone as far as Clinton, lobbing a few cruise missiles into Baghdad, claimed victory...and quit.

He may not have gone that far, though. Kerry is even more of a poseur than Clinton. "Talking tough" may have been the extent of his repertoire.

Had Kerry been President, the UN sanctions would've been lifted by now...and Saddam would've had his WMD apparatus back up and running.

Then, where would we be...???

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"Liberals cannot be trusted with executive power"
"Liberals cannot be trusted with executive power"
"Liberals cannot be trusted with executive power"
"Liberals cannot be trusted with executive power"
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[GulliverSwift]

I never said that he'd have invaded it. He'd have done something, though. Because as a Democrat, he needs to protect the legacy of Clinton. Clinton let Saddam fester and even Kerry would have done something (no matter how poorly) to address it.

It's dangerous to our country that one of the two major political parties has no foreign policy positions aside from "get the UN involved," which means absolutely nothing since our country would have to present some sort of position at the debate. I applaud Friedman for trying to kick his fellow Dims in the rear and wake them up to reality. It's a rarity these days coming from a committed Democrat.

[reg45]

Repeat after me:
"Liberals cannot be trusted with executive power"
"Liberals cannot be trusted with executive power"
"Liberals cannot be trusted with executive power"
"Liberals cannot be trusted with executive power"
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"Liberals cannot be trusted with judicial power"
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"Liberals cannot be trusted with power"
"Liberals cannot be trusted with power"
"Liberals cannot be trusted with power"
"Liberals cannot be trusted with power"
Et cetera...