Fliiper is back

[Copernicus]

Dec 2003:

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"I fear that in the run-up to the 2004 election the administration is considering what is tantamount to a cut-and-run strategy,"

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Last week the Senate voted 93-6 to put aside an amendment from Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, the Democrats' 2004 presidential candidate, to withdraw U.S. forces by the end of this year.



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I suppose the kool-aid crowd will try and argue that a fixed deadline for withdrawal isn't "tantamount to cut-and-run" but it clearly is.

[HLMencken]

Wow, doublespeak from a politician! Clearly this is only endemic of the left, correct?

Who's drinking kool-aid?

[Roybert]

I don't see the point of this post. Are you arguing that John Kerry is at all relevant and therefore he shouldn't be ignored?

On an aside, do you feel like we "cut and ran" from Viet Nam?

[andyfox]

George Bush, October 11, 2000:

"I am worried about over-committing our military around the world. I want to be judicious in its use. I don’t think nation-building missions are worthwhile."

[kickabuck]

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George Bush, October 11, 2000:

"I am worried about over-committing our military around the world. I want to be judicious in its use. I don’t think nation-building missions are worthwhile."

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9/11/01: His worldview changed abruptly, rightly or wrongly.

[andyfox]

Let's give him the benefit of the doubt and say that his worldview did indeed change. Isn't it possible that Kerry's has too?

[kickabuck]

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Let's give him the benefit of the doubt and say that his worldview did indeed change. Isn't it possible that Kerry's has too?

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Yes, but his series of flip-flops appear more like political expediency. His motivation this time around? The '08 nomination if things do not improve over there.

[Copernicus]

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Let's give him the benefit of the doubt and say that his worldview did indeed change. Isn't it possible that Kerry's has too?

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What major event has there been since the 2004 campaign that is big enough to change his worldview?

Re Bush, even without a possible change in view as a result of 9/11, the comment assumes he is "nation building" without any support

[Copernicus]

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I don't see the point of this post. Are you arguing that John Kerry is at all relevant and therefore he shouldn't be ignored?

On an aside, do you feel like we "cut and ran" from Viet Nam?

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I dont think any of the far left in the democratic party can be ignored right now. If Soros and the other major contributors think Shrillary is actually too centrist in her beliefs (rather than faking it for the election) then Kerry can indeed be relevant. (Ok, maybe its wishful thinking)

Did we cut anf run from Vietnam? Absolutely. The military wanted to finish the war they were winning. Politics at home led to premature withdrawal. Thats what "cut and run" means to me, anyway.

[jman220]

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What major event has there been since the 2004 campaign that is big enough to change his worldview?

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The fact that yet another two years have gone by, and the only thing thats really changed in Iraq in those two years is the body count?