Terry: Our former President did not rush us into war. Any cursory look through the nations papers reveals a long buildup of thought, anguish and controversy. However, there was a UN resolution authorizing the use of force and a vote of the US congress supporting the same.

Our former Presidents view, articulated days after 9-11 was that any regime that supported terrorism would be viewed as a hostile regime. He meant what he said which was the point of the post from earlier today. You conveniently forget that part of the issue with Iraq was that they would not willingly comply with UN inspections and sanctions after demonstrating hostility. Just like N. Korea is now.

Lastly, you never acknowledge that almost every Democratic Presidential candidate supported the resolution. Except of course Mr. Courage, who stood on the sideline and make fancy speeches. The point of his liberal beginnings and due is...were the war to have gone smoother, Hillary would have been the candidate and "O" would be but a concept.

But now the rubber meets the road and he must make difficult decisions, "words matter, rules must be followed". How hollow these words must ring to our enemy's, they know when previously faced with the same issue, he put politics before country to serve the left base and now remains their servant.

A NATION CHALLENGED: THE SCENE; Joint Congress Transformed Into a United Showcase of Courage and Resolve - The New York Times

''From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor and support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime.''

And as we all remember

At times visibly nervous, at others appearing to hew so closely to prepared answers that she used the exact same phrases repeatedly, Ms. Palin most visibly stumbled when she was asked by Mr. Gibson if she agreed with the Bush doctrine. Ms. Palin did not seem to know what he was talking about. Mr. Gibson, sounding like an impatient teacher, informed her that it meant the right of “anticipatory self-defense.”

THREATS AND RESPONSES: THE PRESIDENT; Bush Presses U.N. to Act Quickly on Disarming Iraq - The New York Times

THREATS AND RESPONSES: INSPECTIONS; U.S. Says Iraq Retools Rockets For Illicit Uses - The New York Times

THREATS AND RESPONSES: THE CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE; Lawmakers Make Their Cases as Votes on Use of Force Draw Near - The New York.


He turned his attention to the administration's new national security strategy, which argues that the threats of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction are so dangerous that the United States should not hesitate to act alone and pre-emptively. Mr. Kennedy drew a distinction between pre-emptive action such as Israel took when Syria and Egypt massed troops on its borders in 1967 and what he called ''preventative military action,'' or strikes against a country before it has become threatening.