Poll: How is John Kerry doing on his mission to gain support for military strikes?

[cali]

6 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	He\'s making a good case for U.S. military strikes
	0 (0%)
	He\'s making a poor case for U.S. military strikes
	5 (83%)
	Other, please explain
	1 (17%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[jsr]

1. Oh, he's making a solid case and presenting the facts in a clear way.

I'm sold.

[cali]

2. As with other polls I post, I try and make it as "unpush" as possible

I voted other because I don't think the 2nd option comes close to what a horrendous job Baghdad Johnny is doing.

[cthulu2016]

4. I would have omitted the "facts" part

since a single axis poll is least "pushy"

I would be intrigued to see who voted for "good job" straight up in a poll as to whether Kerry has done a good job or a poor job selling the thing.

[cali]

7. I'll change it.

[el_bryanto]

6. More gradations might help -

I don't think he's an embarrassment (as some have described him) but he hasn't convinced me. I think he suffers from what we saw a bit of in the campaign - his argument is clear in his mind and a bit technical - but that structure doesn't work in this case, particularly since he can't (or won't) actually show us all of the information on which he is making his decision.

Bryant

[TwilightGardener]

3. Uneven. Sometimes has good, lucid points, and then overreaches

or oversells, which damages credibility. Needs message discipline. It's pretty clear, though, that this is his "baby", he almost seems obsessed by it. Nobody else in the administration, Obama included, seems to want it this much. Maybe it's a public display masking back-channel negotiations, I don't know.

[cali]

5. Could you give an example of any of the "good lucid points" he's

made?

[TwilightGardener]

8. I actually do buy the argument that other countries with whom we have

trouble (Iran, especially) are watching to see if we have the resolve to deal with Assad in an effective way. Doesn't totally sell me on an airstrike, but I understand it.

[markiv]

10. Iran is definately watching

to see if we stumble into a quagmire they can exploit

[markiv]

9. George Bush said 'It's a failure more miserable than me' nt

[The Link]

11. Kerry has made himself look very foolish. I think that he has cemented his legacy.

After this push for war, I have no respect for the man.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

12. He'd do better as a model for Super Magic Hair Restorer.

[Scuba]

13. Brilliantly. He's convinced everyone that there's no case for war. I love it!