The Boston Fog Report
An ongoing examination of John Kerry’s “nuances and shades of gray in both foreign and domestic policy.” (Editorial, “A Primary Endorsement,” The New York Times, 2/26/04)
for·a·gainst adverb.
1. To be both for and against something at the same time: e.g. “I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it.” (Glen Johnson, “Kerry Blasts Bush On Protecting Troops,” The Boston Globe, 3/17/04)
"During the primaries, John Kerry said that anyone who didn't think the world was safer without Saddam Hussein doesn't have the judgment to be president. Now he is saying the removal of Saddam Hussein from power has made us less safe. John Kerry's contradictions on Iraq have led him to the mother of all flip-flops."
- Steve Schmidt, Bush-Cheney '04 Spokesman |
Kerry Said Those Who Think The Removal Of Saddam Hussein Has Made Us Less Secure "Don't Have The Judgment To Be President"
During The Primaries, Kerry Questioned The Judgment Of Those Claiming Saddam's Capture Doesn't Help American Security. "Those who doubted whether Iraq or the world would be better off without Saddam Hussein, and those who believe we are not safer with his capture, don't have the judgment to be president or the credibility to be elected president." (Anne Q. Hoy, "Dean Faces More Criticism," [New York] Newsday, 12/17/03)
Kerry Now Says The Removal Of Saddam Hussein Has Made Us "Less Secure"
Kerry Said That The Removal Of Saddam Hussein Has Left America "Less Secure." KERRY: "Saddam Hussein was a brutal dictator who deserves his own special place in hell. But that was not, that was not in and of itself, a reason to go to war. The satisfaction – The satisfaction that we take in his downfall does not hide this fact: we have traded a dictator for a chaos that has left America less secure." (Sen. John Kerry, Remarks At New York University, New York, NY, 9/20/04)
Kerry Said The Removal Of Saddam Hussein Has Weakened Our National Security. KERRY: "Let me put it plainly: The President's policy in Iraq has not strengthened our national security. It has weakened it." (Sen. John Kerry, Remarks At New York University, New York, NY, 9/20/04)
