Foreign Policies

[H2O Man]

23. Great points, joshcryer!

It's not as if these Democrats did not have access to accurate information. They were not limited to the "mushroom cloud" bullshit the Cheney/Bush administration was scaring the general public with. They knew.

Your post brings up an important issue: is disagreeing with elected representatives a form of disloyalty to the Democratic Party? More, do people believe that what it means to be a Democrat is defined by the positions that those elected officials take? In my opinion, there is both a right and a responsibility for registered Democrats to disagree with elected officials -- especially in cases involving the potential for warfare. I do not believe that any one person, or group of elites, defines the party ....in fact, I know that in situations like the march to war with Iraq, they betrayed the party.

Hence, I find it repugnant when some here take the self-righteous position that those of us who dare question the authority of elected officials need to "start our own party."