Thursday, October 14, 2004

Bush, Kerry, and Iraq

Orson Scott Card sounds off on Iraq as seen by Bush and by Kerry.
What President Bush knows about Iraq comes from the reports of sober professionals, who have the perspective of what's happening in the whole country.
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A friend of mine who is in Baghdad right now agrees that yes, the insurgents and terrorists are redoubling their efforts -- but that doesn't mean we're losing.
"These people are getting desperate," he says, "because the latest [poll] numbers show that the people are turning against the insurgents, especially as the reconstruction projects have increased significantly."

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Meanwhile, however, when President Bush sounds optimistic about the war in Iraq and Kerry and his friends sound cynical and pessimistic, remember that (a) Kerry has a vested interest in making things appear as dark as possible and (b) President Bush is accurately reporting the assessments of our excellent and honest military on the ground in Iraq.

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Meanwhile, John Kerry may have presented the right image in the debate, but the substance of what he said is terrifying.

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John Kerry is and always has been the enemy of the U.S. military. He got out of his duty as quickly as possible; he slandered his fellow soldiers when he returned from Vietnam; he voted against every weapons system that is now making our military irresistible on the field of battle; and he believes our enemies more than he believes our own sources of information.

I invoke the Blogger's Mantra: "Read the whole thing."

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