This sounds about right to me. The more I think about Kerry's lack of support for Iraq's interim government (which was endorsed by the U.N. and created despite the left's carping that it couldn't be done in the first place), the more I fail to understand his moral bearing.

He says he wants to win, he wants victory...but only if others help us, otherwise it's not worth our effort and the deaths of our soldiers. Mr. Kerry, whatever your disagreements about the past, you have to decide whether trying to establish a democracy in Iraq in 2005 (not 2001) is the right thing to do. Yes or no. Not yes, but. And what does victory mean to you? What is your vision? I'd rather have someone with a vision who slogs through the tough times, than someone who is a master at details but no vision.

And to be blunt, using a little perspective, the amount of American deaths in Iraq is small compared to what could have been. We invaded a country, toppled their government in a densly populated city and have withstood a well-armed insurrection for over a year. Israelis have lost just as many lives in a relatively low-scale intifiada. Three times as many people died within a few hours on 9/11. And, most importantly, there has been NO terrorism in the U.S. which mean until now the Department of Homeland Security has a perfect record. I think, all things considered, things are going very well.

No wonder Kerry left the cookie business. The guy couldn't sell an Ice cube to a bedouin.

"I laid out a plan which will help America protect our troops," he says. "We need to bring other allies to the table."

Ok. So you want other nation's leaders to expend political capital and treasure and send their lads to risk their lives along with theirs.

So why don't you act like it? Why aren't you trying to sell the deal?

Because right now you are calling the U.S. Government incompetent and arrogant. You're arguing that Iraq is sliding into chaos. You argue that thousands of terrorists are slipping across Iraq's borders and that it's become "a magnet for terrorism."

You dispatch your sister to tell Australia that supporting the United States in the war on terror puts them at greater risk than they were before.

You stand with a straight face and tell nations like the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Italy, who have each shed blood for the freedom of Iraq as part of the coalition, that they're members of "a fraudulent coalition."

You can't even be bothered to leave Ohio to speak with Allawi when he comes to the US to say "thank you." But you don't hesitate to all but brand this man--who lives in Iraq every day--a liar, and then have the chutzpah, the gall, the arrogance to tell him from afar that he's out of touch with the reality on the ground.