PrintJuly 7, 2004
Kerry's plan
In a Washington Post op—ed article, John Kerry, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, adumbrates a plan, of sorts, for Iraq. He writes the piece so he can appear in—touch with the events in Iraq. But he keeps it vague and platitudinous so he can adjust his 'plan' as events evolve over there.
The terrorists not only in Iraq but also around the world surely must view Kerry as wishy—washy. His editorial in the capital's largest newspaper does nothing to dispel their (sadly) accurate perception of him.
An ole fashioned exegesis of his plan is in order.
1. Realism and idealism are the leitmotifs of Kerry's editorial, but he is vague.
'Our foreign policy has achieved greatness only when it has combined realism and idealism, our sense of practicality and our deep commitment to values such as freedom and democracy.'
Does 'idealism' mean the Wilsonian exportation of democracy? He seems to think so, but that is precisely what Bush is doing right now — Bush...(Read Full Article)
