Kerry Fisks Self
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James Joyner | Monday, March 8, 2004 |
Stephen Green and Steven Den Beste both take apart John Kerry’s statements on the Iraq War in this TIME interview. As Green notes, it virtually Fisks itself. I especially love this one:
TIME: So, if we don’t find WMD, the war wasn’t worth the costs? That’s a yes?KERRY: No, I think you can stillâwait, no. You can’tâthat’s not a fair question, and I’ll tell you why. You can wind up successful in transforming Iraq and changing the dynamics, and that may make it worth it, but that doesn’t mean [transforming Iraq] was the cause [that provided the] legitimacy to go. You have to have that distinction.
I’m glad we cleared that up.
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I myself prefer the moral clarity of "What's the difference?"
I think the Trudeau line fits here: "Senator, we need a verb."
"thatâs not a fair question" ??????? thatâs not a fair question???????
If he thinks a simple question from a reporter is "not fair" what the hell is he going to do when he has to make REAL decisions involving U.S. Policy? I have news for Senator Waffle. When you are President of the United States you have much harder questions to answer. And you can't tell North Korea "thatâs not a fair question."
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