A lot of us are complaining that Kerry voted for the Iraq war resolution text, but few of us have actually
read the damn thing.
This website has the entire text:
http://www.talkleft.com/archives/001152.html
Here are some interesting tidbits:
* the Congress "supports" diplomatic efforts by the President, but the language does not "require" him to seek further UN support
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*(a) AUTHORIZATION- The President is authorized to use the Armed Forces of the United States as he determines to be necessary and appropriate in order to--
(1) defend the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq and
(2) enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq.
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There is no requirement for Bush to utilize weapons inspectors or do anything but notify Congress before engaging the military.
This is not a document threatening war, folks, this is a blank check.