Obama transcript

[sandnsea]

You know, the reaction to this transcript is the EXACT reason Dean lost. Complete overreaction and total lack of understanding of where the American people stand, as a whole, on Iraq and national security. Here's the dastardly thing Obama said. How horrible, Bush is sincere about wanting to maintain a strong America. What should he say? Bush wants to see the country destroyed? How fucking ignorant would that be?

"What I think is that it was an ideologically driven war. I think that George Bush was sincere and is sincere about his desire to maintain a strong America, but I think there was a single-mindedness to this process that has led our country into a very difficult position. It's a consequence of that single-mindedness that we did not create the kind of international framework that would have allowed success once we decided to go in."

People are not going to vote on the war vote. They are going to vote on what we're going to do from here on out. Even if the entire country decides Bush made a mistake going into Iraq, if they don't think Kerry can do any better executing the war or keeping the country safe, they aren't going to vote for him. It's time for people to understand that any REAL Presidential candidate MUST have a plan to keep the country secure. That IS a President's first obligation.

People are ready to toss Bush, but if Kerry doesn't gain their trust, they won't vote for him. That's what this convention is about, convincing America that John Kerry can do the job of keeping America secure, gaining the trust of America, moving this country forward.

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