Reply #6: I still don't blame him for his vote... [View All]

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

I was disappointed, having been ardently against pre-emptive invasion without exhausting all means of diplomacy, but I still do not blame him for how he voted. This is was a no-win situation for most Democratic Members of Congress. You support the war, you face what Kerry faces now. You don't support the war, you're labeled un-American and if WMDs had turned up, you don't have a chance in hell of winning in the general election. Add into this the fact that, even possibly despite your gut instincts, all the official intelligence you've been presented with indicates there's nuclear and chemical weapons practically hanging from the rafters out there, and well, unless you're in a position to be safely elected or re-elected, you don't have much choice in this one. Let's be honest, despite what you think of Bush, you'd like to believe the President of the United States would not blatantly lie, risking the lives of our soldiers and risking our international credibility, in the exact manner that he has. It's practically incomprehensible, yet Bush has managed to do just that. That's why I've given him a pass on his war vote. He did what he thought he had to in an unenviable position with only lies from the White House on which to base his vote.

I'll note that I'm originally a Gephardt supporter and that I'm ardently ABB.