One other question that Kerry needs to answer concerns US dependency on foreign oil. In his commercial they are playing locally (Seattle), he states that the U.S. MUST reduce its dependence on foreign oil. Yet, why did he vote against oil exploration in the empty steppes of Alaska known as ANWAR.

Sun Valley? No-o-o-o. Aspen.

Kerry's Secret Plan is called "Fortress America". Isolationist policies will make the US safe.

"Bring the troops home" is more than simply bugging out of Iraq.

The more one reads the Kerry Speech and listens to the daily Soundbites the more one hears the past calling us to the safety of our shores.

Sad, we never learn and it always costs more young Marines. Whenever we retreat behind our shores and focus on our silly bits, the enemy grows bigger, stronger and more evil. From the Kaiser to Hitler/Tojo to Stalin, each iteration has been a bloodier monster.

As to pre-emption strike against Iran's acquisition of nuclear weapons, banish the thought. Here's Kerry's ingenuious response: http://www.johnkerry.com/issues/national_security/strategy.html

"John Kerry's proposal would call their bluff by organizing a group of states to offer Iran the nuclear fuel they need for peaceful purposes and take back the spent fuel so they cannot divert it to build a weapon. If Iran does not accept this offer, their true motivations will be clear...If this process fails, we must lead the effort to ensure that the IAEA takes this issue to the Security Council for action."

"Sad, we never learn and it always costs more young Marines. Whenever we retreat behind our shores and focus on our silly bits, the enemy grows bigger, stronger and more evil. From the Kaiser to Hitler/Tojo to Stalin, each iteration has been a bloodier monster."

Which leads to the policy recommendation:
Put US Marines worldwide at post to look into any cave where a monster might hide.

The young Marine will be searching for Dragons like the once famed medieval Knights. If he encounters one and is quick enough he'll kill it. If not (unfortunately there are always some with slow reflexes), he'll be devoured by it.

In that case luckily it won't happen on your shores. Imagine that bloody mess on TV!

Steve, while you might want to know what the present administration will do, I have to remind you that such knowledge is costly. Myself, I would be happy to find out afterwards, so as to avoid telegraphing our intentions to the mullahs. If you and I don't know, its harder for the mullahs in Iran to know, and that means if it is a military option, its less risky for our troops and pilots.

And if Bush has some other way of going about it, well, all the better as long as it works. If he needs secrecy to pull it off, let him have it. If he needs to make it public, well, I am sure he will

One does have to drive through East Boston to get to Logan Airport ...

If it weren't an election year, I'd think a surigical strike of B-2's with ground-penetrating bombs would send just the right message. More of a "we don't think you should continue to go there" than a "we are about to invade you." The down side would be that it might deflate the mullas just enough to let the steam out of the freedom movement. Or, it might energize the movement just enough to get them to act. You can bet that what ever they do next spring (after W wins re-election) will be coordinated with the opposition.