Who IS John Kerry?

Tuesday, several terrorist attacks rocked Iraq and Pakistan as Shiite Muslims celebrated Ashura, a sacred religious event. Around 200 people, mostly Shiites, were killed with scores wounded in both countries. All evidence points to some radical Sunni Muslims in both attacks, although the planning of the attacks does not seem to be directly related.\nMany Iraqi Shiites blame the United States for failing to protect them. One cleric went further by telling CNN in the aftermath of the carnage that no Iraqi could have perpetrated such heinous crimes on such a holy day. He may have only meant the perpetrators were from places other than Iraq, but more likely, he was implicating the U.S. Either way, the resentment in Iraq is growing, and the U.S. is on the receiving end of a lot of blame.\nSurprisingly, newly-affirmed Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., would also blame the U.S. Sunday at the New York primary debates, he called U.S. foreign policy "reckless" and went so far to say "This president has, in fact, created terrorists where they did not exist." According to Sen. Kerry, then, we should blame President Bush for the murder of innocents Tuesday.\nForget, for a moment, Kerry voted for the Iraq resolution. Accusing the president of creating terrorists is not only ridiculous, it is unbelievably irresponsible.\nBy his logic, Israel is responsible for the radical fundamentalists that strap bombs to themselves to blow up women and children in Tel Aviv, Isreal, the Japanese are responsible for the sarin gas attack in Tokyo and America is responsible for Sept. 11, 2001. \nBlaming the victims of terror is fruitless and entirely misplaced. Yes, the U.S. has been making unpopular foreign policy decisions and mistakes since its founding. Many of those decisions and mistakes have cost lives. But anyone who thinks the world -- or Iraq -- is not better off without Saddam Hussein, is deluding him or herself. A regime change was the right thing to do -- the policy originated with the Clinton administration -- and it is done. Get over it. \nThe fact is that poor, angry youth are susceptible to corruption by manipulative persuasion -- particularly with religious propaganda often utilized by terrorists. The assumption Bush is somehow responsible for terrorism is acknowledging that Osama bin Laden and his ilk have a legitimate message -- and, moreover, cause for their actions. There is no excuse for their evil, and to put blame on anyone else is criminally negligent. \nBut let us now remember Sen. Kerry did, in fact, vote for the resolution to invade Iraq. Last week in California, he stated unequivocally he did not regret his vote. So, Senator Pilate, wash as you like, the blood is as much on your hands as it is anyone else's. If Bush created terrorists, so did you.\nSen. Kerry, like former president Bill Clinton, is changing his beliefs for the sake of getting elected. He is running a campaign in which he will try to run against some of the most substantial legislation in the last 12 years -- No Child Left Behind, Iraq, NAFTA -- you name it, he's fighting it. And he voted for all of them. \nMight I add that the corporate lobbies he has been decrying so fervently have had more than a small impact on his voting record? Judge not lest ye be judged, Senator. \nSo, either Kerry is a spineless politician who will say whatever is popular to get more power, or he is very easily duped into voting for measures which he is now so vehemently against. \nIf he isn't stupid -- and I do not believe he is -- then one question remains: Is there anything John Kerry truly believes in?