Reply #20: Hi, renie, I just wanted to counter you a bit on the UN statement- [View All]

[diamondsoul]

We all know the UN is not going to get anywhere near bailing Bush out of the mess he's created. That will be a different dynamic once the elctions are over, and I've thought about this a lot, believe me. My husband may well be sent over there in the near future should they send more troops, and that makes it very personal.

Now I looked at all the candidates about this situation. I mulled them all over. I thought "Ok, which one of these people has the best chance of negotiating with the UN once Bushco is out of the picture?"

Mosely Braun struck me as a good strong possiblity, as did Edwards. Both of them are skilled at being warm and thoughtful of others, and Edwards has the ability to negotiate from trial experience. I wondered about Kucinich at first. He seemed like a good possibility but listening to him speak on the trail and in debates, I just wasn't sure about that. Anyway, I read his platform, and then I read some of his background in international relations. That shocked me and pulled him to the top of my list.

See the UN will not bail out Bushco, period. However once Bushco is out, they could be persuaded to assist the USA we used to be and are trying to become again. That will only happen if we send the right person in there to convince them we ARE trying to become that USA again. I firmly believe, of the people we have running, Kucinich IS that person. Just electing him will send a message to the entire world that we don't want to be the nieghborhood bully any longer, that the people didn't and don't approve of what Bush has done, and that we'll do all we can to make amends for it.