Kerry won't elaborate on missed deal ( on eve of war France, Russia were gonna compromise with U.S.)

Boston Globe ^ | 10/22/03

[areafiftyone]

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Senator John F. Kerry declined to provide specifics yesterday about his televised comment Monday night that French and Russian officials at the United Nations were poised to compromise with the Bush administration on the eve of the Iraq war.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

How utterly Nixonian! He has a "secret peace plan", undoubtedly to have our boys home by Christmas. Having the French along during a war is like taking an acordian deer hunting, just a lot of noisy useless baggage.

[Mo1]

"I have it on the highest authority" that the French and Russians were prepared to make an offer at the UN, but were rebuffed by American officials intent on going to war, Kerry said. "I'm going to talk about it more publicly at a later time."

I show clips of this show

Kerry stated that he was in contact with Koffee Annan during this time

And then went on to tell Chris that he would have waited till the French were on board with the US

1) WHY is he contacting the UN over the War in Iraq?

2) WHY does Kerry think that France should dictate US National Security?

[OrioleFan]

Is this anything like the deal Clintoon and Maddie the Cleaning Lady had with the North Koreans or the latest deal the EU has with Iran to temporarily halt the production of nuclear weapons? </sarcasm>

[af_vet_1981]

Okay, so which is it. Does Sen. Kerry represent France or Russia ?

[Shermy]

"I have it on the highest authority"

You all will remember a week or so ago Kerry said he had conversations with Kofi Annan.

BTW, France said "no" to the last UN deal before the "war", and before Iraq said "no."

[USNA74]

Yeah, the French and the Russians had a proposal that was rebuffed -- could it be they were going to propose even more time for Iraq to comply? Some "proposal". Thank goodness the Administration had some backbone to call BS on the UN (and the French and Russians), unlike the Dem Presidential candidates.

[samtheman]

Bottom line:

Is Kerry glad Saddam is gone or not?

[LayoutGuru2]

I am sure they wanted to give 'sodamninsane' another chance, too bad he had enough chances.

[Political Junkie Too]

So, Saddam Hussein behaved like he had WMD, but it took a war to discover that he didn't (or we just haven't found them yet). France and Germany behaved like they were against the war, but only now they say that they weren't really?

In John Kerry's world, Hussein's threat wasn't imminent, but France and Germany's capitulation was?

-PJ

[okie01]

"First he morphed into Kennedy, Clinton, Gore and now Bob Graham. Who's next?"

God forbid he should morph into Senator John F. Kerry (D-MA).

Because that sap doesn't have a chance...

[G.Mason]

"Kerry said that he believed his information was solid and that he intends to focus on the issue in the coming weeks as he continues to critique President Bush's foreign policy and attempts to distinguish himself from the eight other Democrats running for the White House."

That's rather easy .......

Kerry is a white guy.

Kerry is the guy with the two foot long [french looking] face.

Kerry is the guy with calluses on his hands from throwing his service medals out his window.

Kerry is the guy who served in Vietnam.

Kerry is the guy whose married name is John Kerry Heinz.

Kerry is the guy who had words of praise for Sen. Robert Byrd (D), calling the former Ku Klux Klansman who recently used the "n"-word during a nationally televised interview "eloquent."

Kerry is the guy who looks a little taller than the other dwarves because of his face.

Kerry ....... what a guy!

[BurbankKarl]

John F Kerry to you...


Ask not what the UN can do for you, but what you can do for the UN

[mrustow]

Playing the France card. Oh, yeah. That'll play well over here...Why don't you run for president in France, Kerry?

ROTFL

[mrustow]

P.S. He's gunning for the primary votes from the entire New York Times editorial board.

[MrConfettiMan]

"I have it on the highest authority"

Translation: Queen Heinz from the Ketchup Kingdom

[exit82]

Seriously though, John, why the long face?

[pawdoggie]

Kerry's source is the "administration official" who told Wes Clark to support the President on the Iraq War.

[big gray tabby]

He should tell all his French relatives that they ought not say there's no way they'll approve an attack if they really mean to propose a compromise.

It's a little too subtle for us boorish Americans, y'know?

[albee]

Memo to Senator Kerry

Hey Lurch!

Who is the source for all the B.S. you put out?

PUT UP OR SHUT UP!!!!!

[CyberAnt]

Hmmmm? Just because France and Russia were on the verge of making the U.S. an offer .. doesn't prove in any way that we would have accepted the offer. Kerry is stupid!