The Democrats' Silence on the War

As you know, I think that Kerry's vote for the war and refusal to renounce it were/are both wrong morally and a denial of everything Kerry claimed to stand for when he protested the war in Vietnam. I also suspect that the silence on the war from Kerry and the Dems is a tactical political error, although I don't know enough about politics and the polls to be sure. I have, however, found a few articles which make the point:

• The Kerry Mandate: Strong and Wrong, by Jonathan Schell
• Iraq Confounds, Kerry Contorts, by John R. MacArthur
• Why Are Democrats Afraid of Peace?, by Ira Chernus
• Enough About Vietnam. What About Iraq? by Joan Vennochi

And Norman Solomon says what I've been feeling: "Just because you think people should hold their nose and vote for Kerry, don't act like there isn't a stench."