10-08-2004, 04:25 AM
multipak, thank you for questioning the source of Cidien's information.
Within this past week solid evidence was released stating that Saddam hadn't produced any weapons of mass destruction since 1992. The information disseminated to the public was outright lies and misinformation regarding WMDs. The reason so many countries didn't join with the US in the invasion of Iraq was due to the lack of ANY evidence of WMDs being produced there.
Check out the Australian election happening this weekend. One of the key points for the public is that many people feel that the current president is too much of a lap dog for US policy. The current president there has been under heavy scrutiny for siding with the US instead of the UN.
I'm not going to argue that Kerry supported Bush at the time to go to war against Iraq. That was a mistake at the time and Kerry acknowledges it as a mistake now. I feel it's a sign of strength for a person to be able to recognize when a mistake has been made and take steps to correct that. People that hold to an ideal rabidly tend to lose the ability to negotiate or rationalize when presented with new information. This is the type of life style that many terrorists live through and they hold to their beliefs with the passion of their religion.
That brings me to one of my biggest beefs of Bush. He seems to be doing his best to integrate church and state again. One of the founding tenants of the US is the seperation of church and state. Kerry has taken a number of stances that are based on rational thought rather than religious doctrine, noteably abortion and gay marriage. It's this respect for an individuals rights that Kerry has that makes me support him along with the fact that he actually has a plan for the budget that appears it will work.
Within this past week solid evidence was released stating that Saddam hadn't produced any weapons of mass destruction since 1992. The information disseminated to the public was outright lies and misinformation regarding WMDs. The reason so many countries didn't join with the US in the invasion of Iraq was due to the lack of ANY evidence of WMDs being produced there.
Check out the Australian election happening this weekend. One of the key points for the public is that many people feel that the current president is too much of a lap dog for US policy. The current president there has been under heavy scrutiny for siding with the US instead of the UN.
I'm not going to argue that Kerry supported Bush at the time to go to war against Iraq. That was a mistake at the time and Kerry acknowledges it as a mistake now. I feel it's a sign of strength for a person to be able to recognize when a mistake has been made and take steps to correct that. People that hold to an ideal rabidly tend to lose the ability to negotiate or rationalize when presented with new information. This is the type of life style that many terrorists live through and they hold to their beliefs with the passion of their religion.
That brings me to one of my biggest beefs of Bush. He seems to be doing his best to integrate church and state again. One of the founding tenants of the US is the seperation of church and state. Kerry has taken a number of stances that are based on rational thought rather than religious doctrine, noteably abortion and gay marriage. It's this respect for an individuals rights that Kerry has that makes me support him along with the fact that he actually has a plan for the budget that appears it will work.
Gullible isn't in the dictionary.