Reply #278: Again, one foot in the Bush quagmire [View All]

Why does anyone dwell on the shortcomings of a Bush target for elimination, a Bush target for coup and subversion of democracy.

Why? Because in general there are valid points consistent with the highest(or at least the most determined) values of American foreign policy. Also, after the "foreign friends of Kerry" gaffe, there are certain people Kerry should at least distance himself from.

So while Kerry resolves this dilemma to his satisfaction as with the Iraq War vote, another potential victim nation of the Bush oil machine is left twisting in the wind. Should Bush then go "over and above" the scope of Kerry's criticism, Kerry would seem to be partly compromised.

I do not always agree with Kerry's choice of words, especially the tough ones leveled at Bush victims who are not models of democracy, but who stand exposed on a relentless and brutal hit list.
Maybe he won't lose votes in 2004 over this, but I don't think polishing Bush's big stick is the way to stop him. Moderation of a Bush action is practically impossible. Giving him countless inches to convert to miles is a needless gift.

Referendums and recalls are simply coups by other means at present and the issue of our continued monied and personnel interference in those "democratic" processes is an uninvestigated crime. Now we are left to guess that once Kerry becomes President and calls off our dogs AND Chavez starts letting up from self-defense of his people then this disagreement will be swiftly and easily resolved. Again we have to wait to kick Bush out to stop the hijacking of hypocritical two-faced policies. Then it would make sense to be tough bargainer to help repair the oil price damage to everyone's benefit(except the warmongering oil corporations).