Reply #191: i'm afraid it's not just tactics [View All]

[welshTerrier2]

here's a quote from Kerry regarding continued funding for the occupation in Iraq:

"I'm going to vote for this ... I think this money is important to our being successful and to the completion of the process."

Kerry, as you correctly pointed out, made all kinds of other comments about supporting the troops and veterans etc ... but, and i see no other way to interpret this, he seemed to clearly state that the Iraq war could be "won" ... that's a whole lot more than just disagreeing over what tactics we should use to deal with the republicans ...

it seems to me this is a very clear statement of Kerry's beliefs on the occupation itself ... i can't begin to tell you how alienating it is to me, and probably to many "on the left", to see any Democrat give bush more PNAC funding to "finish the job" ... we watch the daily deaths, we know deep down that no matter how much money bush is given to continue his "war" that he will never have the best interests of the American people or the Iraqi people at heart, and we know this "war" has already been lost ... more money will only prolong the insanity and make us, and the rest of the world, much less safe ... supporting the troops is a noble cause but continuing a "war" that holds no hope makes no sense at all ...

so it is policy, not tactics, where deep and bitter differences exist ... the solution to this intra-Party conflict, if one can be found at all, is to call for more communication via some type of Party-wide summit process ... if Kerry just keeps voting like this and all i can do is call his office to express my views, the grassroots really has no voice at all ... this isn't about bashing; this isn't divisive; this isn't kicking anyone out of the Party ... it's an acknowledgment that we have deep differences and that if we bury our heads in the sand and don't resolve them, the gap between left and center will widen and we will all be weaker for it ...