Michael,

Do you actually believe Kerry would wait for permission from other countries before retaliating against perpetrators of another attack on our country? That's ludicrous.

The invasion of Iraq and the invasion of Afghanistan -- you know, the country that was ruled by the Taliban and called Osama bin Laden a "guest of the Afghan people" -- were done under entirely different circumstances. A country that has been visciously attacked should not require permission to retaliate against a regime that willingly harbored the prime suspect. Invading Iraq, however, was not retaliation and even Bush needed "permission" before proceeding. This permission came from the countries that allied themselves with us. We would not have gone into Iraq if we had to do it totally alone.

So if you say Kerry would wait to ask for permission before retaliating after an attack on our soil, at least get your events straight.