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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
It means that the President was authorized to use force in his discretion. It was not a referendum on whether we should invade. The President pitched it this way at the time. Recall that the vote was months before the war started.
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And if Kerry gave the president this unfettered discretion, when he really didn't mean it to be unfettered, shouldn't he be held accountable?
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Voted on what? But I agree with you -- since most voters are, like you, apparently unable to appreciate the distinctions I'm drawing, Kerry's not helping himself.
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The resolution. These distinction are monday morning quarterbacking for political purposes. I deal in the world of advise and consent everyday. If Kerry did not agree that the president should have this discretion, or wanted other conditions tied to the approval, they should have been written into the document.
