Tuesday, February 10, 2004
Much is being made of this letter from a bunch of Kerry supporters trumpeting how much more the world will like us if we elect the good Senator come November.
As Americans who have lived and worked extensively overseas, we have personally witnessed the high regard with which people around the world have historically viewed the United States. Sadly, we are also painfully aware of how the actions and the attitudes demonstrated by the U.S. Government over the past three years have threatened the goodwill earned by Presidents of both parties over many decades and put many of our international relationships at risk.
It is in the urgent interests of the people of the United States to restore our country's credibility in the eyes of the world. America needs the kind of leadership that will repair alliances with countries on every continent that have been so damaged in the past few years, as well as build new friendships and overcome tensions with others...
The Tehran Times certainly views this as positive, and they have had a copy emailed to them. Their version has the title and the last couple sentences and signatures cut off.
Putting aside the fact that John Kerry is a Democrat even the Iranians could love, I found this part interesting:
Now that's interesting. I know that all of the Democrat candidates say they support Kyoto, but I was pretty sure that Kyoto failed in the Senate 98-0 during the Clinton years...and sure enough:
OK, 95-0. So what gives? Does Kerry or does he not support Kyoto? Has he had a change of heart, or is this just another case of being "for" something if it doesn't actually mean having to act on it, and taking an opportunity to criticize those who did? Was this another vote like his vote for the Iraq War? Maybe he had his fingers crossed on this one, too.
