Al Gore Speech 5/26/2004
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Gore's Original Speech
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Al Gore, the damn-near President of the United States, delivered
a speech May 26th that, among other things, reiterated almost every
invective you can find on MoveOn.org's website. I plan to review
the whole thing. Gore's words are indented and in blue.
George W. Bush promised us a foreign policy
with humility. Instead, he has brought us humiliation in the eyes
of the world.
He promised to "restore honor and
integrity to the White House." Instead, he has brought deep
dishonor to our country and built a durable reputation as the
most dishonest President since Richard Nixon.
For pity's sake. Can't these people disagree with Bush's policies
without calling the man a liar? Throughout this series of essays,
I'll demonstrate how Al Gore may be a consummate liar in this very
speech using the liberal standard. Furthermore, did President Bush
lie under oath? Did he accept illegal campaign contributions? Has
he pardoned a whole raft of contributors and family members?
Honor? He decided not to honor the Geneva
Convention. Just as he would not honor the United Nations, international
treaties, the opinions of our allies, the role of Congress and
the courts, or what Jefferson described as "a decent respect
for the opinion of mankind." He did not honor the advice,
experience and judgment of our military leaders in designing his
invasion of Iraq. And now he will not honor our fallen dead by
attending any funerals or even by permitting photos of their flag-draped
coffins.
Submitting to the will of an organization that puts the Sudanese
on a human rights commission isn't honor, it's just plain stupid.
Gore seems to miss the point that American interests are not always
going to coincide with France and Germany, particularly within the
U.N. I would also like to know what treaties have been broken, and
what courts have been ignored. There may very well be some, but
Gore fails to point to any in this rambling diatribe, a huge weakness
in this speech. If you make an accusation, it helps convince the
rubes if you provide the evidence.
For the matter of the Geneva Convention, Gore may be either lying,
or ignorant of the fact that the abused prisoners were not combatants
under the Geneva Convention. While they had the human right to be
treated more or less humanely, they are not entitled to other privileges
of legal combatants. Gore seems to think these thugs and murders
were the moral equivalent of American G.I.s captured by the Japanese.
They categorically are not. That does not excuse our troops, but
Gore's choice of poster-children for victimization is a poor one.
Moving on, does Gore that mean that no foreign policy can be pursued
unless those involved are unanimous, up to and including members
of the international community who benefit from the very regime
you seek to deal with? When Bill Clinton signed a law calling for
the end of Saddam Hussein's rule, was he ignoring "the opinions
of our allies, the role of Congress and the courts".
[
Gore's Original Speech
]
[ Part 1 ][ Part
2 ][ Part 3 ][
Part 4 ][ Part
5 ][ Part 6 ][
Wrap Up ]
Tim McNabb
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