THE ECONOMIST ENDORSES JOHN KERRY
THE ECONOMIST ENDORSES JOHN KERRY
John Kerry says the war was a mistake, which is unfortunate if he is to be commander-in-chief of the soldiers charged with fighting it. But his plan for the next phase in Iraq is identical to Mr Bush’s, which speaks well of his judgment. He has been forthright about the need to win in Iraq, rather than simply to get out, and will stand a chance of making a fresh start in the Israel-Palestine conflict and (though with even greater difficulty) with Iran. After three necessarily tumultuous and transformative years, this is a time for consolidation, for discipline and for repairing America’s moral and practical authority. Furthermore, as Mr Bush has often said, there is a need in life for accountability. He has refused to impose it himself, and so voters should, in our view, impose it on him, given a viable alternative. John Kerry, for all the doubts about him, would be in a better position to carry on with America’s great tasks.
Of course, I don’t know how much influence the ‘Economist’ will have in getting people to vote for Kerry five days until the polls close.
via Instapundit.
October 28th, 2004 at 5:26 pm
if the english could vote the economist endorsing would have made a differrence.
October 28th, 2004 at 5:33 pm
also, if the Economist’s readers weren’t the type to already have made up their minds, it might have made a difference.
still, it is a good endorsement to get.