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Originally Posted by Ustwo
Yea I'm sure North Korea and Iran were just happy peacefull countries before Bush showed up. Oh wait did Korea start on their nuke program BEFORE Bush took office? Oh yea.... Did Iran? Oh yea....
Also you might want to ask yourself if 'saber rattling' is a good term to use. I think there has been very little rattling and a whole lot of slashing.
The concept that somehow the 'Bush Doctrine' makes these petty dictatorships go from peace loving despots to world dangers is laughable. The only saber rattling is on their part as they see a big gaping hole at the table where Saddam was and they wonder if their pathetic governments are next.
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Your points would be valid if I actually wrote any of those words that you're trying to put into my mouth. I never said that the Bush doctrine created any nuke programs or that it transformed any nations overnight. Can't we admit that the Bush doctrine could possibly have some side-effects that might not be 100% positive?
Edit: that's a pretty interesting sig, Ustwo. Too bad it's not an actual Kerry quote.
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Due to erroneous information from Rep. Peter T. King, New York Republican, an item in the Inside the Beltway column in yesterday's editions incorrectly quoted Sen. John Kerry in a 1997 appearance on CNN's "Crossfire" as arguing for a unilateral, pre-emptive war against Iraq.
In reference to a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding access to Iraqi weapons sites, Mr. Kerry actually said: "I think that's our great concern [-] where's the backbone of Russia, where's the backbone of France, where are they in expressing their condemnation of such clearly illegal activity [-] but in a sense, they're now climbing into a box and they will have enormous difficulty not following up on this if there is not compliance by Iraq."
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http://www.washtimes.com/national/inbeltway.htm. the correction appears at the top of the page over the erroneous quote.