Kennedy says Iraq is 'Bush's Vietnam'
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I'm afraid that if at all possible,Edward M. Kennedy will do all he can to make certain that Iraq is George Bush's Vietnam. It would be too politically damaging for Iraq to be a success. That is not to say that I would accuse Kennedy or any other American of wanting to see the death and defeat of our troops. However, the far left, of which Kennedy is one of their poster children, needs Iraq to be a miserable failure in order to try and gain some lost ground in the next two years.
Kennedy has never minced words when discussing his feelings for Bush, raising the level of vitriol during the presidential elections in true Kennedy fashion. This time, Kennedy says that ''the policy is ridiculous. The policy is blunder after blunder." As has often been the case, there is plenty of criticism with no constructive plan laid out to replace it. Kennedy authoritatively asserts, ''We cannot continue the way that we are continuing," but offers no guidance on the way we should be going.
So, if Edward Kennedy were in charge (who's own candidacy never got off the ground because of his criminal actions during his own scandal--he lost his chance at Commander-in-Chief after the incident at Chappaquiddick), what would be different? Where would Saddam Hussein be? Where would the terrorists be? What would be the condition of the United States and would there have already been additional attacks in our country? Of course, answering any of these questions would be nothing more than speculative, and I will not venture to do so. Frankly, I'm not sure anyone knows what Kennedy would do if he were in charge. It's apparently not his job to help find solutions...poor guy always seems to end up playing "bad cop." (or is that bad senator?) Either way, he seems to be doing something he really enjoys.
I'm afraid that if at all possible,Edward M. Kennedy will do all he can to make certain that Iraq is George Bush's Vietnam. It would be too politically damaging for Iraq to be a success. That is not to say that I would accuse Kennedy or any other American of wanting to see the death and defeat of our troops. However, the far left, of which Kennedy is one of their poster children, needs Iraq to be a miserable failure in order to try and gain some lost ground in the next two years.
Kennedy has never minced words when discussing his feelings for Bush, raising the level of vitriol during the presidential elections in true Kennedy fashion. This time, Kennedy says that ''the policy is ridiculous. The policy is blunder after blunder." As has often been the case, there is plenty of criticism with no constructive plan laid out to replace it. Kennedy authoritatively asserts, ''We cannot continue the way that we are continuing," but offers no guidance on the way we should be going.
So, if Edward Kennedy were in charge (who's own candidacy never got off the ground because of his criminal actions during his own scandal--he lost his chance at Commander-in-Chief after the incident at Chappaquiddick), what would be different? Where would Saddam Hussein be? Where would the terrorists be? What would be the condition of the United States and would there have already been additional attacks in our country? Of course, answering any of these questions would be nothing more than speculative, and I will not venture to do so. Frankly, I'm not sure anyone knows what Kennedy would do if he were in charge. It's apparently not his job to help find solutions...poor guy always seems to end up playing "bad cop." (or is that bad senator?) Either way, he seems to be doing something he really enjoys.
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posted by DAVID C. PRICE at 1/17/2005 11:20:00 AM
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