Once again, John Kerry gives us a no-holds barred vision of what must immediately be done to resolve the incendiary situation in Iraq.
In his appearance on NBC's Meet The Press this morning, Senator Kerry (D-MA) continued to passionately press his case for holding Iraqis accountable and responsible for their own government.
In discussing his plan for successfully ending the US presence in Iraq, released earlier this week in an op-ed in The New York Times, Kerry continued to be the strong and leading voice in America on getting tough with Iraq's leaders.
Two deadlines and a date.
Fareed Zakaria, in lending his support to Kerry this morning, on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos, said we've hidden behind idea that we'll hold elections, but that doesn't get you beyond the central question of power distribution between the Sunnis, Kurds and Shiias. If U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad cannot get them to come together, Zakaria says, "it's worth it to listen to guys like John Kerry and Jack Murtha because we are not going to baby-sit a civil war."
In listening to Senator Kerry last week on the Senate floor, and today on
Meet The Press, I was reminded of the Senator Kerry who first came to Washington 35 years ago to bring courage and character to the debate over a failed war and a failed foreign policy. He was passionate, truthful, and representative of the growing national consciousness about the immorality of the war in Iraq.
Kerry was short, sweet and to the point with Russert this morning. Two deadlines and a date.
What else does he want?
"I have a pretty short message, Tim. Tell the truth, fire the incompetents, get out of Iraq."
Amen to that Senator Kerry.
Cross posted at The Democracy Cell Project.