Joel C. Rosenberg writes that John "war criminal" Kerry and the Democrats want to go back to before September 11th as if it never happened. They want to live in the world we knew before that dreadful day; a world in which we were focused on our need for good latte; on the scandals of minor politicians and their aides and the foibles of overpaid and overpampered celebrities. This desire to believe that somehow September 11th does not really matter and that we can go back to the way we were before, is a crucial dividing line between Republicans and Democrats and is the most important issue in this election year, whether the Democrats want to admit it or not.
The American people viscerally understand that the world changed radically on September 11. They understand that we can no longer wait for perfect intelligence but must rather connect the dots as best we can. They understand that our president has to use his best judgment to determine whether we can wait for sanctions, international pressure, or any other means short of war to pan out or strike first without hesitation, albeit with heavy hearts.
What's so dangerous is that Kerry is stuck in the past. He opposed the Vietnam War and is obsessed with reliving that fight. He never understood the global Communist threat. He voted against most of the major weapons systems that Reagan and Bush 41 pushed for to win the Cold War and keep us safe. He voted to cut intelligence funding in the 80s and 90s. He voted against going to war against Iraq in 1991. He never fully understood the threat Saddam Hussein posed to the U.S., the Middle East, Israel, and the free world. We know enough about his past to know that he is highly unlikely to understand the threats we will face in the future.
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