Jordan, fellow blogger, visited and left a comment that warranted a much more detailed response than I am able to leave in the comments section. I am going to respond here:
Jordan: Not that I can change your vote but I have some questions or points I would like to make to you.
Jordan: The whole basis of the war was Weapons of Mass destruction. UN inspectors didn't find any, pre war, but Bush insisted they had them. As of today no WMD's have been discovered, so that leads me to conclude the war was started on false pretenses.
DR: You know, Jordan, even the U.N. inspectors acknowledged that Saddam had the potential for making for WMD. The “news” about the missing explosives is a clear example of what Saddam Hussein was able to do because he had SO MUCH time to prepare for the attack. While the liberals were insisting on getting a blessing from the U.N. to protect our nation, Saddam was moving WMD out of his country, probably to Syria. President Bush did not move against Iraq under false pretenses. He was using what is commonly known as a preemptive strike to avoid another terrorist attack from a country that was known to harbor terrorists. Al Zarqawi, the evil terrorist that kidnaps and decapitates innocents, has lived in Iraq for years. Are you prepared to say that while Saddam allowed him sanctuary in Iraq, Saddam wasn’t aware of his terrorist activities? Saddam was – at best starving his people – at worst torturing and killing them – stealing money from the Oil for Food Program and using it to buy weapons towards a WMD end.
Jordan: Next, we have the capture of Saddam Hussein. Sure it may be good to get him off the "streets" but what about Osama? It seems W forgot about him. He was the leader of 911 not Hussein, who as the 9/11 commision concluded, had no links to Al-qaida. If Bush had spent the billions of dollars on hunting Bin Laden rather than going to war with Iraq I am certain he would have been captured and Bush procliamed hero of the day.
DR: Jordan, OBL is dead. DEAD.
Jordan: And you mention that John Kerry is a liar. What about Dick Chenney? Saying he had never before met John Edwards till the night of the debate, when the two had met at a Senate luncheon (or some function to that effect).
DR: The Vice President was stating that he never met John Edwards on the Senate floor. Cheney was stressing the fact that while John Edwards aspires to be VP, he doesn’t show it in his service in the Senate. Here is the transcript for that portion of the debate:
Cheney: The reason they keep trying to attack Halliburton is because they want to obscure their own record.
And Senator, frankly, you have a record in the Senate that's not very distinguished. You've missed 33 out of 36 meetings in the Judiciary Committee, almost 70 percent of the meetings of the Intelligence Committee.
You've missed a lot of key votes: on tax policy, on energy, on Medicare reform.
Your hometown newspaper has taken to calling you "Senator Gone." You've got one of the worst attendance records in the United States Senate.
Now, in my capacity as vice president, I am the president of Senate, the presiding officer. I'm up in the Senate most Tuesdays when they're in session.
The first time I ever met you was when you walked on the stage tonight.
DR: Put into context, Vice President Cheney's comment makes sense.
Jordan: And Halliburton. They were awarded govenment contrcats in Iraq they they didn't even have to place bids on, and coincidentally enough vice president Dick Chenney is the former CEO of Halliburton. If you think he had no bearing on them getting the contracts you are sadly mistaken.
DR: Halliburton was awarded the contract because they were the only company doing that kind of work. Why put out bids if no one else is qualified or able to apply? Halliburton was awarded the cleanup contract in Kosovo for the same reason – by the Clinton administration – and we didn’t hear an outcry over that. Why not? Cheney resigned from Halliburton, by the way. Anything he receives is much, much lower than he would have received if he stayed on – dividends he earned while he was with them, no new money.
Jordan: So those are just a few of the points why I feel George W. Bush doesn't deserve another term in the White House. Thanks for taking time to read my comments.
DR: Jordan, WAKE UP! From your website it doesn’t look like you are able to vote here in the U.S., but maybe someone reading this will give it a second thought.
John Kerry’s non-record for the last 20+ years should be a good indicator of someone that likes to talk, talk, talk….but does nothing to follow up that talk.
President Bush is the ONLY choice for this election. I may not agree with him on every issue, but as I said in an earlier post –
Without security for a nation, for its citizens and the residing commerce that sustains those citizens, there is nothing left to consider.
All of the arguments that are left on the table quickly disappear:
Health coverage is a moot point if terrorists are running amok and not allowing hospitals to operate (Afghanistan).
Social Security is a non sequitur if the citizens don’t live into old age, rather lie decomposing in mass graves (Iraq).
Tax relief or restructuring become meaningless if there is no infrastructure in place (Haiti).
President Bush – yes, cowboy fashion – will stand tall and fight for Americans.
DR
