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by John Cole|  October 16, 20038:31 pm| 4 Comments

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Not sure what to make of this, but I notice that my referral logs show a number of hits from John Kerry’s blog. Oddly enough, it was not simply a mistake.

Also, it is important to note that Kerry has posted an explanation on his blogsite why he is against the 87 billion request for Iraq. it is the standard DNC boilerplate:

The best way to support our troops and take the target off their backs is with a real strategy to win the peace in Iraq – not by throwing $87 billion at George Bush’s failed policies. I am voting ‘no’ on the Iraq resolution to hold the President accountable and force him finally to develop a real plan that secures the safety of our troops and stabilizes Iraq.

The Administration has wasted every opportunity to build an international coalition in Iraq.

They sure are sticking to the talking points- they still think there is no plan, and they still refuse to admit there is an international coalition. The unanimous Security Council vote today probably really pissed them off, but why let reality get in the way of rhetoric.

With our soldiers dying on a daily basis, the President needs to change course. But rather than putting in place a real plan, he has spent months drifting and zigzagging.

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  1. 1.

    HH

    October 16, 2003 at 11:59 pm

    The post and comments there make for some good comic relief… Kinda weird that they didn’t mention Instapundit.

  2. 2.

    Ed Thibodeau

    October 17, 2003 at 1:18 am

    “…they still refuse to admit there is an international coalition. The unanimous Security Council vote today probably really pissed them of…”

    Until someone else besides the British provide significant troops and money, I don’t see how anybody can argue that there is a true international coalition. And since the vote just took place — and produced a surprising result — I’m hard pressed to see why you cite it as evidence of the obviousness of some functioning international coalition.

    But, no, I’m not pissed about the Security Council vote. I’m thrilled, even though I don’t see it changing things on the ground much any time soon. All the articles I’ve read said that it will be at least several months before that happens, if it happens at all. This vote was a first step and that’s about it.

    But I sure hope it results in a true international coalition. The sooner the better.

  3. 3.

    John Cole

    October 17, 2003 at 11:46 am

    Ed- I’ll just wait until you go find out how many different countries already have troops in Iraq. Then I won’t have to address your remarks at all.

  4. 4.

    Kimmitt

    October 17, 2003 at 6:35 pm

    I think that proportions are relevant. With the notable exception of Britain, no other country has even a percentage point of the total deployment in Iraq.

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