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Tuesday, October 05, 2004
Admitting Mistakes
I’m growing weary of Kerry’s “they should admit their mistakes” tactic. I know whay he does. To the politically naïve, this line makes Bush look bad. Kerry knows damn well that the Bush administration could never “admit to mistakes” for several reasons, even if they wanted to. First, it is a sign of weakness. If Bush admits to mistakes, that is an instant 5 point swing in the polls to Kerry. Second, it’s irresponsible. Not only does it make the administration impotent diplomatically, it also demoralizes the troops on the ground in Iraq. They’ve crushed Saddam, now they have to work with the Iraqi government to secure the country, crush insurgency, and rebuild the infrastructure. If they don’t, both we and the Iraqi’s will be worse off for it. The only mistake would be doing what Kerry now asks.
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That's where you are missing the point. Unlike most Republicans, the general American public wants to, and likes to, and generally prefers to hear the truth.
Not lies, which the current (mis)Administration has spread from the day they started.
Isn't it amazing and no one seems to ask the question 'Where are the WMD?' anymore, or 'What about Osama and his connection to Saddam?'?
Yea, so we got Saddam. Big deal. There are other tyrants in the world - Kim Jung Il from North Korea who has openly said he does not mind firing nukes if he is pushed to the corner. Are we going to go after him next? And essentially ensure the end of the world? Or worse, crippled kids who would rather have died than lived through a nuclear war?
Get this straight - we are not the keepers of the world. We are leaders in some ways, but in absolutely no way are we the rulers of the world. Live in your house, protect it, fortify it, and ensure everyone is happy inside it, before going outside and liberating other houses!
In a deficiency of decency in the world, I guess it's up to us. Again.
As for Korea, who subsidized them for ten years while they continued their research?
And I agree, Jib. The whole "mistakes" tactic is purile. If the Dems want to step up to plate and admit mistakes in say, ah, Rwanda, I think we could all benefit from their hindsight. As it is, it's a pretty shabby technique. GW Bush didn't allow 800,000 Rwandans to die. GW didn't subsidize North Korea to continue construction of their nuclear capacities. GW didn't offer technology to China to help them create long-range rockets. GW didn't pressure Pakistan to finally end their nuclear supermarket.
By all means, lets be a little honest.
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