Reply #19: Expecially where the stance of some of those who voted for the IWR [View All]

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was the same as one candidate who wasn't in Congress. Both Dean and Kerry wanted to go in with the U.N. Their positions were almost identical. Dean had the advantage of not being in Congress. Kucinich, on the other hand, was the leader against the war. He's the one who has a right to complain about the vote because he was there and led the opposition. I noticed that he is taking the higher road and not not using this against the others in Congress. You have to look at the overall stances of a candidate on all the issues - not just one vote on one issue.

The Iraq vote isn't coming up again in 05 if Bush is out. Most of the candidates would have a more civilized foreign plan than Bush and it won't be an issue. (Though I am concerned aobut Dean's and Lieberman's pro-Israel stances.) Issues like health care and education will be more important under a Democratic administration and these are the issues we need to focus on.