Asking the Question Not Asked

Yesterday, the Kerry Campaign Blog asked this question.

Dick Cheney and George Bush have tried to mislead the American people about a direct link between Iraq and September 11th. They are playing the politics of fear to cover up their failed policies on the economy and Iraq. Yesterday, Secretary Powell said he sees no direct link between Saddam Hussein and what happened on September 11th. Dick Cheney needs to answer the question: Who’s telling the truth — you or Colin Powell? - Ari Rabin-Havt

The obvious question is, why doesn’t Ari ask the same question of John Kerry? John Kerry didn’t require a link between the two to invade Iraq. He just wanted more diplomacy.

George, I said at the time I would have preferred if we had given diplomacy a greater opportunity, but I think it was the right decision to disarm Saddam Hussein, and when the president made the decision, I supported him, and I support the fact that we did disarm him. - John Kerry

Perhaps the fact that Saddam was defying the will of his beloved United Nations was motivation enough?

I voted to threaten the use of force to make Saddam Hussein comply with the resolutions of the United Nations. I believe that was right, but it was wrong to rush to war without building a true international coalition and with no plan to win the peace. - John Kerry

Dave Winer thinks this is a brilliant strategy move. Actually, it is just one more in a long series of flip-flops, which is now putting his campaign in lockstep with the radical he defeated in the primaries.

If you agree with Scott Rosenberg about “how strategically stupid the Iraq invasion was” or Ari Rabin-Havt that a “direct link between Saddam Hussein and what happened on September 11th” was required then you simply can’t vote for a man who does not.

So we have an obligation of enormous consequence, an obligation to guarantee that Saddam Hussein cannot ignore the United Nations. He cannot be permitted to go unobserved and unimpeded towards his horrific objective of amassing a stockpile of weapons of mass destruction. This is not a matter about which there should be any debate whatsoever in the Security Council, or, certainly, this nation. - John Kerry

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Asking the Question Not Asked

Freakin awesome

SOME PEOPLE WORRY that John Kerry doesn't know

You'd Think We Don't Need to Have This Conversation Anymore............

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