Another key weakness of Kerry’s argument

Global test: that’s the standard by which John Kerry would have for deciding whether to take preemptive action. This is in sharp contrast to the Bush doctrine, and W. rightly pointed this out during the debate. Joseph Knippenberg has an excellent article arguing that Kerry needed a homerun but got only a single. He suggests that the Bush campaign turn this exchange over “global test” into the defining moment of the debate. In fact, the Bush campaign has already made an ad attacking Kerry’s “global test” criterion.