The Opinionated Bastard

There is a clear difference between the two candidates.

After September 11th, President Bush had a choice. Did he focus on Al Queda, or did he focus on all terrorists organizations. In other words, was the enemy Al Queda, or was it terrorism as a whole?

President Bush decided that terrorism as a whole was the enemy. It was a tough decisions, one with far reaching consequences.

Senator Kerry thinks differently. To Senator Kerry, we were attacked only by Al Queda, so we should only go after Al Queda.

Senator Kerry is wrong.

Osama’s organization was dedicated not just to promoting and training their own terrorists, but training and funding terrorism all over the world. Some of the Chechyen terrorists were trained by Al Queda. Not because they were particularly followers of Osama, but because that’s what Al Queda did. Osama’s true ideology was hatred, not any particular cause. To fight Al Queda, we really have to fight against all terrorism.

I used to be one of those people who felt that the Presidential candidates were almost identical. Now I feel that our decision in November is one of the most important choices we’ve ever had as voters. It is our chance to make the same choice that President Bush made. Its important for us to choose correctly, because if we don’t, more Americans will die.

On September 11th, we were attacked not by Al Queda, but by terrorism. So we must fight not just Al Queda, but terrorism and the hatred shared by terrorists. If Senator Kerry would acknowledge this fact, perhaps it wouldn’t matter who we voted for this election. Since he has chosen not to, I can only conclude that he cannot make the tough decisions a President must make.