Message To Kerry: Time To Protest War Again

June 30 Power Handover Perfect Time To Break With Bush

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Kerry, who first came to the national political scene with his anti-Vietnam war mission in the 1970s, should concede he made a big mistake in supporting the invasion of Iraq and blame it on Bush for giving him false information about Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons of mass destruction.

Kerry has a great opportunity coming up to make that break -- on June 30 when a U.N.-created caretaker Iraqi government takes over sovereignty of its country.

That would be the time for Kerry to acknowledge the truth that Congress and he -- and the entire nation -- were misled by the administration's claims that Saddam has both weapons of mass destruction and ties to the al-Qaida terrorists. The facts show that these claims were false.

The only question is whether the CIA made a good-faith mistake on those points -- or whether high Bush administration officials pressured the CIA to fabricate those findings and thus provide an excuse for Bush to order an attack on Iraq.

Kerry should declare that if he were elected president, he would set a timetable for gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, with the pullout complete by January when Iraqi elections are to be held.

Such a bold move by Kerry would show courage and it would blunt any political appeal that Ralph Nader's tough anti-war rhetoric may attract.

How long does Kerry want to subject American troops to a no-win war in Iraq?

While there is no way to "win" this war, we can salvage some honor by leaving gracefully.

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/helenthomas/3324642/detail.html

What about then???? Perhaps that is a perfect time to remind Americans how we have been decieved.....

by exhibiting true leadership on the issue, he'll be out in front when they do come around, as they most certainly will . . . Iraq is a no-win situation for the U.S., and anyone with half a brain knows it . . . the longer Kerry supports "staying the course," the less he'll look like a true leader come Election Day . . . ya gotta lead if you want people to follow you! . . .

But we have. At least when we left Vietnam, there was someone to leave it to. The reason this is different from Vietnam is because we managed to destroy the government before being attacked by an organized group of insurgents; that makes a significant difference in what our moral and practical obligations are.