I Figured it Out!

The core of John Kerry's Iraq policy seems to be his delusionally messianic faith in his ability to bring "other countries" into the war effort, in order to share the burden and presumably allow us to bring some of our troops home.

Of course, it's not clear who these other countries would be. It obviously ain't going to be France, Germany, or anyone else in Europe. Until recently, I figured Kerry was just blowing smoke up the American public's ass, and actually intended to cut and run at the first opporunity, if elected.

But then I realized something while watching the debate last week.

Fact: North Korea has a 1.1 million man army, primarily ground troops.

Fact: Iran also has a decent size army, and clear interests in having a stable and friendly Iraq, and stomping out the Sunni insurgency there to ensure Shiite predominance.

Fact: John Kerry has advocated a more conciliatory policy towards North Korea and Iran, including caving to North Korean demands for bilateral negotiations, and trying to buy off Iran's nuclear ambitions by giving them nuclear fuel.

I think you can see where I'm going here...

Sure, he may look like a wussy internationalist, but in reality, this man could be the next Metternich.



And people think Dick Cheney is an evil genius.

[Edited 10/11 to add hyperlink because Bill didn't know who Metternich was]