Dear Vanessa,
It
is nice to see children supportive of their parents. Senator Kerry is a
lucky man to have such support from his family. I do not agree, however,
with his position on
The debates in Congress over the war appear disingenuous to me. If Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, were serious about changing course, it would seem logical for them to address the Congressional authorizations which they enacted to start both the GWOT as well as the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. In fact, there is a bill which has been introduced to do just that, yet it is getting little press and I fear little support as well. My guess is that is because it would require Congress to do more than political jabbing for election points. It would require them to define and agree on the national interest reasons that we are there in support of, which both sides undoubtedly are aware of, and to be part of the solution for defining the path ahead, including the military, diplomatic, economic and informational lines of action and how they need to support each other to attain the desired end state.
The
debate on "permanent bases" in Iraq also appears disingenuous as
it seems incredulous that with all the staff support Congressmen and
Congresswoman have as well as the information available to them for the asking,
they are not aware of the Integrated Global Posture and Basing Study which
calls for forward operating sites and cooperative security locations to replace
our fixed overseas presence. These are not "permanent" bases in
the sense that they are being portrayed. Rather they are in place
infrastructure supported by legal structures and agreements which are
being established to support potentially necessary future military deployments
in support of our national interests around the globe and, as I noted, the
I appreciate your dedication to your father. I must disagree, however, with your positions.
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanessa Kerry [mailto:info@johnkerry.com]
Sent:
To: Harold
Subject: some stories about my dad
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