Mr. Kerry - resign.

[bluedeathray]

Syria is being used in the USA to further imperialistic and violent policies that you spoke against, sincerely and often.

Have you shackled your sensibilities, morals, and dignity to reach this level of belief in America's position as the worlds police?

Or have you buried them altogether, and changed the fundamental person we know/knew?

You can make the statement of your lifetime to reinforce the image of America that you put forth. As a soldier in Vietnam, and as a Senator for our great state of Massachusetts.

You know the right thing to do. Do it.

[uppityperson]

1. Serious question, who should take his place? Who would take his place?

[Fawke Em]

6. Retired Gen. Wes Clark

You know - the dude who told us all in 2007 that our government wanted to destabilize the Middle East

It turns out the chaos in the Middle East is happening by design. Having already used Al-Qaeda to destabilize Libya, they're now in Syria with the same mission, set up a Central Bank to control the country's currency and resources. Iran is next.

Gen. Wesley actually laid out the plan back in 2007 at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. He tells a story of speaking with an officer from the Joint Staff and how the officer himself was baffled at the idea of attacking Iraq days after 9/11. He goes on to detail a separate meeting with the same officer only this time he reveals a 5 year plan. A plan to 'take out' 7 governments in 5 years, Sudan, Lebanon, Somalia, Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Iran.

http://www.examiner.com/article/gen-wesley-clark-predicted-the-conflict-the-middle-east

But, this is quite possibly WHY Clark has never been tapped to serve as either SOS or Def Sec.

[JI7]

11. Clark supports what Obama is doing right now, Obama wasn't President in 2007

[karynnj]

59. Clark was not on the shorty list in 2008 or 2012, why do you think he will be picked

There is NO information that suggests that Clark is close to anyone in Obama's inner circle. This is not to criticize Clark, who I respect, but I think there were things said in 2008 when he supported Hillary that would make him an unlikely Obama pick.

Not to mention, Clark - or anyone else would have to advocate for Obama's position - just like Kerry.

I think that you need to consider successes that Kerry has had - like restarting the Israel/Palestine talks and being involved in reconciling Turkey and Israel. In addition, he seems to have helped the relations with Pakistan and his visit was slightly before they overturned the conviction of the doctor who helped us get OBL - may be coincidence, but maybe not. What did happen was that the new President respects and likes him - not something many Americans have. (He also is good with India - which might be important in that area - as an assistant to Holbrooke noted.)

[Fawke Em]

67. I know he wan't, but, let's face it...

Obama's picks have been mostly sucky.

[Hekate]

2. Mr. Kerry, please stay. You have brains, experience, and heart.

[jessie04]

4. Damn straight.

nt

[bluedeathray]

7. Brains and experience yes...

But adopting the double talk of the Capitol Hill rulers, and seriously putting forth that America should follow this path for that reason, while inflicting death on Syrians in a "non-warlike" fashion, shows where his intellect lies.

And where his heart has shriveled. IMHO

The one rationale I'm using to justify any of this is that BHO & staff have access to tons more data than we do. And are somehow making the right call.

[chimpymustgo]

8. Kerry lies like Dick Cheney.

[ProSense]

12. What utter nonsense. n/t

[JustAnotherGen]

26. +1

[Hekate]

17. Mission Accomplished: utter inability to distinguish not-Cheney from Cheney.

[VanillaRhapsody]

50. don't worry...just another symptom of ODS..

we are currently working on a vaccine...in the meantime...use safe text.

[jessie04]

46. Why on earth would you say that?

[karynnj]

60. Kerry is an honest person -

Why not admit that you never liked Kerry - being a huge Edwards fan.

[chimpymustgo]

62. Now, see that's a false assumption, and a really lame effort to deflect from Kerry's lies.

I supported that ticket strongly. Sadly, both Kerry and Edwards turned out to be huge duds. Slimeball Edwards lied about his affair and paternity - but PNAC'er-come-lately Kerry is lying about leading his country into war - sacrificing LIVES for some power-hungry, global domination bankster bullshit.

How you can defend that is beyond me.

[karynnj]

65. Kerry is not PNAC

I am also concerned with ignoring a blatant Chemical weapons attack. I wish the international community were at least debating it, but that is not happening - and the UN is paralyzed on this due to the Russian veto.

[VanillaRhapsody]

21. I agree...100%

[JustAnotherGen]

29. Amen

VanillaRhapsody for the win with for showing common sense!

[sheshe2]

41. +1

[quinnox]

3. I understand the sentiment

I'm not sure that would ultimately change much in terms of the current Syrian policy, but it is sad to see a great man like Kerry reduced to a Colin Powell-like salesman role.

[karynnj]

61. This assumes that Kerry is not genuinely repulsed by the use of chemical weapons

I think is basic goal here is still the same - a political solution. He does believe that it is important to say that CW is not acceptable. I wish that the international community was even really debating what should be done if a country is proven to have used chemical weapons. It isn't.

Kerry is for peace - and for a just world. As such, he is not a pacifist in all situations.

[Jefferson23]

5. As a symbolic gesture? That would say a great deal...don't hold your breath.

But you knew that.

[Marr]

9. He wouldn't have passed through the presidential candidate filter if he wasn't thoroughly on board

with this sort of thing. I've no doubt he believes it will serve the greater good, too-- just as Dick Cheney does.

[Cali_Democrat]

10. Mr. Kerry...please don't listen to anonymous posters on the interwebz

pounding away frantically on their keyboards.

[Cha]

19. lol and thank you!

As if he would.

[JustAnotherGen]

28. +1

[Number23]

49. Thread Winner.

[babylonsister]

52. Yay! Agreed!

[hrmjustin]

13. Kerry is a good man and should NOT resign!

[graywarrior]

14. FFS

[BeyondGeography]

15. Risible

[TwilightGardener]

16. Oh fer the love of... Really?

[seabeyond]

18. beyond stupid. nt

[bigwillq]

20. Resign. And make the whole administration do the same (nt)

[VanillaRhapsody]

22. So we can be overthrown by Teabaggers?

[RC]

37. What is the differance between the Tea-baggers and the way the Administration is going about this?

When the Republicans are on board, you just gotta know something is wrong.

[Cali_Democrat]

38. Ummm....most Republican teabaggers are going to vote against use of force in Syria.

[RC]

64. Really? You know that?

Well in that case what is everyone so worked up about? Congress will vote against this.

[VanillaRhapsody]

51. If you cannot tell the difference....its a sure fire sign you have contracted ODS.

[RC]

63. Actually, no I haven't. I'm not the one that thinks killing people for fun and profit

in yet another war, is somehow a good thing.
It is their civil war, caused in part by our meddling in the Middle East. This is just more meddling. Here, Al Qaeda is our friend, while we fight them elsewhere?
We have no business in Syria, except for humanitarian aid for the refugees that that came from Iraq, when we illegally invaded Iraq under false pretenses and outright lies.
History is a continuum. Nothing happens in a vacuum. Syria has been in the works for around 40 years. It finally came to the top of the list.

[bigwillq]

43. Or real Dems (nt)

[Cali_Democrat]

30. LOL

You made a funny.

[bigwillq]

42. I diz.

[PCIntern]

23. WTF??? I know you aren''t supposed to mention certain things

but look at the OP's screen name and what he is saying here...you can say what you want, but when I started here in 2004, the last thing I would have suggested when I was a Newbie would be the resignation of significant Democrats.

I mean WTF!!!?

[Hekate]

24. Yup. But see how many new "friends" he just acquired, too.

[VanillaRhapsody]

54. Yeah if you call the Anarchists your friend....you got big problems!

they are not friends of Democrats...they just like to swoop in when Democrats are angry at there side...the anarchists claim common cause and then try to insinuate their way in. I think they take lessons from the Mormons or the Jehovahs Witnesses. It's just Phishing for converts...

[Cali_Democrat]

33. True...register to post on a Democratic message board

And then proceed to tell significant Democratic administration officials to resign.

Funny how that works.

[VanillaRhapsody]

57. I keep saying Cali...we are currently being infiltrated by the Anarchists...they have a coordinated

group that have come here because they smell blood in the water...Notice how many of them have Anarchist symbols or names...they don't even try to hide it. They are the Leftwings Libertarians..

[JI7]

34. maybe they aren't really new but came back under a different name

after being banned

[Hekate]

36. Resurrection is known to be a religious experience

YMMV, however.

[SidDithers]

45. It's certainly possible...

Sid

[global1]

25. If This Syria Thing Is Really Being Used In The USA To Further Imperialistic And Violent....

policies or to gain more control in the ME because of oil and this is an extension of PNAC like many here are saying - I then ask the question as to who would be a better person than John Kerry to carry this plan out?

As a soldier in Vietnam who spoke to Congress about the war and as a Senator of the Great State of Massachusetts and a former Democratic Presidential Candidate - who has more credibility and might be able to convince the American Public to go along with it.

Maybe it's no surprise that Hillary Clinton stepped down as SOS and Kerry was put in as SOS.

If this was the plan all along - than Kerry has more credibility in carrying it out versus Hillary and pulling the wool over our eyes.

[lamp_shade]

27. OP understandably feels comfortable posting this kind of crap on DU. Just look around. n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

31. Jeez.

[David__77]

32. I would be pleased if he resigned, but don't call for it.

There would be no point.

[ProSense]

39. This is beyond silly. Kerry

works for the President, and he is making a case he supports on behalf of the President

Obama Makes Calls To Senators On Syria During Overseas Trip

President Barack Obama called a bipartisan group of five senators on Wednesday as part of "continued engagement with members of Congress on Syria," according to Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes.

Obama said Wednesday at a press conference in Stockholm, Sweden that he believes lawmakers will ultimately approve a resolution allowing him to move forward with limited strikes against Syria, although he does not believe he was required to consult Congress on the matter.

TPM is keeping track of where members of Congress stand on the Syrian intervention vote.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/obama-makes-calls-to-lobby-senators-on-syria

White House Presses Case On Syria On New Website
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023605935

[The_Casual_Observer]

40. Kerry makes this whole Syria problem out to be as simple as he appears to be. He still believes

in the myth of the Arab Spring too.

[babylonsister]

55. Now he's 'simple'? What an insult to a man

who has given more to this country than you or I will ever do. Keyboard warriors indeed.

[The Link]

44. Kerry is doing what his boss tells him to do.

[Thinkingabout]

47. Would a better person to be SOS be Palin or Paul? SOS needs some foreign experience

Like foreign government and not foreign thoughts. If Kerry should resign just because you do not agree with him 100% then this is not a good reason.

[sheshe2]

48. %$##@@$&&?!

[Puzzledtraveller]

53. You know, the push to have Kerry in there seems so obvious now.

this shit was planned.

[ProSense]

56. Because Susan Rice would be arguing against Obama's case? n/t

[KelleyD]

58. Who are you really...come on be honest...kgb or asshole?

[Lifelong Dem]

66. Mr. Assad should be the one resigning