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Bush Gets It
Sen. John Kerry's oratorical polish dur-
ing the first presidential debate was
impressive, but his message was alarm-
ing.
Kerry's fixation on international con-
sensus gambles our destiny. He made
clear his intent to further engage the
United Nations as an arbiter in the
Mideast. He focused on a "global test"
as a criterion for American action and
prioritized the need to "reach out" to
Muslim nations. To what extremes, and
at what cost, is Kerry willing to consign
the safety and security of America and
of Israel to satisfy a "global test?" At
every turn, the world has rendered a
guilty verdict on Israel.
In sharp contrast to Kerry, who wants
to make the U.N. a "full partner" in for-
eign policy, President Bush has shown
he will not sell out to a biased institu-
tion that poisons the world with anti-
Semitic and anti-Israel rhetoric. Bush
ordered the U.S. delegation to boycott
the U.N. Durban conference when it
devolved into an anti-Zionist bash fest.
Neither has the U.S. joined the U.N. in
its condemnations of Israel's security
fenCe and the Jenin action.
Bush will not be duped into surren-
dering the interests of America and
Israel to the U.N., nor will he buckle to
a "global test" to dictate our national
security. It would be nothing short of
disastrous to let countries like France,
Syria and Iran, whose antipathies to
America are no secret, decide our future.
A true leader is guided by the courage of
his convictions, rather than by a need to
win a global popularity contest.
It would be equally calamitous to
premise our war against terrorism on
making nice to countries that breed an
ideology and culture of terror as anathe-
ma to freedom. The Bush administra-
tion is reality grounded, recognizing it
takes more than talk and "reaching out"
to a part of the world that has yet to
seriously treat the cancer of radical
Islamic terror.
Bob Stulberg
Farmington Hills
Extremism And Bush
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If the election of our president were not
so serious, it would be almost laughable.
Here we have Republicans backslapping
themselves in a "gotcha" attitude for the
CBS gaffe about the president's National
Guard service after the Swift Boat
Veterans attacks. All these diversions
serve the Republican cause by obfuscat-
ing the many serious issues facing us.
The president deceived us by rushing
into Iraq without adequate preparation,
initiating an almost insoluble maelstrom
of destruction. The cost in lives and
destruction on both sides is incalculable.
America's deficit has ballooned to record
heights. (Remember the Republicans'
pious postulating about unbalanced
budgets during Democratic presiden-
cies?) We are facing a soft economy and
huge, mostly unaddressed problems in
health care, education, abortion rights,
gun control, stem-cell research, separa-
tion of church and state, etc.
President Bush has cost us our lofty
standing among the family of nations
with whom we must cooperate in this
world shrunk by communication and
globalization. What is particularly worri-
some is that the president's strongest
support comes from the extreme right,
propagated by the Fox Channel, who
have infiltrated the GOP
When I and other Hider victims
came to these wonderful shores, we
envisioned a different America. I am dis-
appointed by our sharp turn to the right
and that the extremists have been able
to so malign the liberals. As Jews, we
have always stood our moral ground,
but our right-wingers have created a
slippery slope for us.
Eric Brilles
West Bloomfield
Kerry Sister Criticized
I read with interest "Supporters
Concerned" (Oct. 1, page 24), which
provides Cam Kerry with a platform for
his ideas as to why people should vote
for his brother Sen. John Kerry. I was
troubled by the nagging feeling that the
real story involving Kerry siblings has
gone unreported by the Jewish News.
According to Sept. 18's the Australian,
"John Kerry's campaign has warned
Australians that [Prime Minister John]
Howard's government's support for the
U.S. in Iraq has made them a bigger tar-
get for international terrorists." Diana
Kerry, who is Sen. Kerry's younger sister,
charged that the United States is violat-
ing "international law," and that by
doing so, we are "endangering the
Australians."
In case anyone thinks that Ms. Kerry
simply speaks for herself, it is crucial to
understand that she is in charge of
Americans Overseas for Kerry. Readers
of the Jewish News should focus on the
fact that the Kerry campaign clearly is
trying to help defeat Prime Minister
Howard's government, a staunchly pro-
American government. Howard's adver-
sary has pledged the immediate removal
of all Australian troops if he is elected.
While Sen. Kerry says that President
Bush has failed at building alliances, his
sister, on his behalf, is working to undo
one of the strongest alliances that we
have. Australia has fought by the side of
America in every major war going back
to World War I.
Will the Kerry campaign stop at
nothing to win, including tearing down
a strong American ally? If the target is
the Australian alliance today, where will
the moral fiber be for (future President)
Kerry when political expediency requires
him to sacrifice the special American
relationship with Israel?
Please join me in supporting the can-
didate who will stand steadfast in his
support of our allies and re-elect
President Bush.
Susan Burstein-Kahn
Farmington Hills
Don't Be Bushwacked
The facts demonstrate that the Bush
presidency has hurt Israel more than it
has helped. Four years of President
Bush's "protection" have left almost
1,000 Israelis dead from Palestinian ter-
ror and the economy in shambles. Is
that good for Israel?
The Bush presidency has turned: the
U.S. into one of the largest debtor
countries in the world. Will that benefit
Israel?
While our soldiers die in Iraq, Iran
acquires weapons-grade uranium and
long-range missiles. We no longer have
any allies to help us counter this danger.
Is that good for Israel? Many of our for-
mer allies hate us and regard Israel as
our client. Is that good for Israel? Critics
of the war from across the political spec-
trum openly accuse Bush's Jewish advis-
ers of starting it for Israel's benefit. Is
that good for Israel?
Bush has created a recruitment
bonanza for terrorists. We have fewer
allies to help us fight terrorists by freez-
ing their assets, investigating their front
groups, tightening borders and insisting
on moderation of Islamic fundamental-
ist invective. While our soldiers die in
Iraq, what will prevent another group of
Saudi Arabian students from attacking
the U.S.? Will that be good for Israel?
Kerry has a 100-percent pro-Israel
voting record and many pro-Israel advis-
ers among influential American Jews.
He lacks Bush's cozy ties with Saudi
Arabia (Israel's friend?) and Christian
evangelicals (including those who finan-
cially support Jews for Jesus). We don't
know how much better he will be for
Israel than Bush, but he couldn't be
worse.
Beth Dwoskin
Ann Arbor