Comments on: Kerry and Dodd begin to take the war personally

By: Weldon Berger

Weldon Berger — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 07:20:28 +0000

I don’t know, Dallas. It was bad enough that they didn’t recognize the disaster ahead of time, but that their ultimate awakening comes four years later and only by virtue of Freeman’s death strikes me as inexcusable. And I still don’t understand why anyone thinks that anything short of removing Bush and Cheney from office will solve the problems posed by Bush and Cheney. They’ve spent years making clear that they don’t care what Congress says, and I have no idea why people such as Kerry and Dodd refuse to take them seriously.

By: DallasNE

DallasNE — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:21:16 +0000

While I don’t disagree with the point you are making here Weldon I do think you are being too harsh. Sadly, the Senators have behaved much like the Generals in command. They were looking first at their career path and only in a small way at the consequences caving would cause. Do I admire the way they have performed? Of course not. But the real enemy has been the Bush administration that bullied people around with flat out lies then the threat of retaliation if they did not cave.

Public opinion was against a war in Iraq, with 30 million people worldwide protesting one weekend against the invasion. But stories about mushroom clouds mesmerized Americans into supporting the war as they disbelieved what the UN inspectors were finding. There are plenty of people who lacked courage to fight against this barrage but I still believe that you are being too harsh. Otherwise, good write-up.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:32:05 +0000

But they are so darn concerned, like when Kerry tossed the keys Bush’s way and was SHOCKED that he took it out for a drive in a way Kerry hoped he would not in 2003.

What more do you want? Like really. They, like HC, used the right “judgement” possible at the time. Judgement for what, well different story.

By: Keifus

Keifus — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:52:27 +0000

Why?

a. Those politicians feel comfortable speaking against teh Iraq war now. But not that comfortable. Not yet.
b. The election is over.
c. Polls say, “not showing enough fatherly concern”
d. Polls say, “need to love the troops more.”
e. Any of the above.