Letters to the Editor
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Republican History
In September 2002, George Bush urged Congress to pass the Iraq resolution: "I am sending suggested language for a resolution. I want -- I've asked for Congress' support to enable the administration to keep the peace."
The bill was sold as a way to give the US negotiating power so we could avoid going to war. Democrats have from the beginning been portrayed as "voting for the war." They did not. I recommend reading Kerry's speech on the Senate floor before the vote -- he was voting to give the US diplomatic leverage, and he sternly warned that Bush might misuse the resolution. This distortion of the vote as a vote in favor of the Iraq war is simply a Republican spin on the actual events, and we should not let it stand.
I'm a big fan, TT, (and not a big fan of HRC), but I think we need to avoid feeding the Republican Hillary narrative.