Re: The Bottom Line
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F I understand it right, what these guys did (Kerry, Kennedy, Edwards, Pelosi, and other democrats), was vote to give the president AUTHORIZATION to use military force if he DEEMED it NECESSARY!!!!
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... and they did it so that the President could use this authorization to convince the UN -- it was sold by the prez that if we are not all speaking with one voice nothing will get done at the UN (of course the UN was not swayed by that piece of silliness).
Of course this does not excuse the vote -- it was dumb, stupid, political cowardice, naive etc, etc. The only think dumber was what W did with the vote and the powers he had.
Robert Byrd's speech on that vote was absolutely stellar and on the mark.
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