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Kerry won't elaborate on missed deal ( on eve of war France, Russia were gonna compromise with U.S.)
Boston Globe ^ | 10/22/03

Posted on 10/22/2003 8:47:12 AM PDT by areafiftyone

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:10:56 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

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.


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To: areafiftyone
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.
21 posted on 10/22/2003 9:26:38 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Uday and Qusay and Idi-ay are ead-day)
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To: areafiftyone
"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?

22 posted on 10/22/2003 9:41:29 AM PDT by Mo1 (http://www.favewavs.com/wavs/cartoons/spdemocrats.wav)
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To: areafiftyone
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>
23 posted on 10/22/2003 9:48:47 AM PDT by OrioleFan
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To: areafiftyone
Okay, so which is it. Does Sen. Kerry represent France or Russia ?
24 posted on 10/22/2003 9:53:18 AM PDT by af_vet_1981
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To: areafiftyone; marron; GailA; okie01
"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."
25 posted on 10/22/2003 9:56:25 AM PDT by Shermy
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To: areafiftyone
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.
26 posted on 10/22/2003 10:00:28 AM PDT by USNA74
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To: areafiftyone
Bottom line:

Is Kerry glad Saddam is gone or not?
27 posted on 10/22/2003 10:01:25 AM PDT by samtheman
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To: areafiftyone
I am sure they wanted to give 'sodamninsane' another chance, too bad he had enough chances.
28 posted on 10/22/2003 10:02:53 AM PDT by LayoutGuru2 (Call me paranoid but finding '/*' inside this comment makes me suspicious)
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To: areafiftyone
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

29 posted on 10/22/2003 10:07:10 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (It's not safe yet to vote Democrat.)
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To: areafiftyone
"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...

30 posted on 10/22/2003 10:07:22 AM PDT by okie01 (www.ArmorforCongress.com...because Congress isn't for the morally halt and the mentally lame.)
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To: areafiftyone
"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!

31 posted on 10/22/2003 10:14:01 AM PDT by G.Mason (Lessons of life need not be fatal)
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To: areafiftyone
John F Kerry to you...


Ask not what the UN can do for you, but what you can do for the UN
32 posted on 10/22/2003 10:51:58 AM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: mewzilla
Playing the France card. Oh, yeah. That'll play well over here...Why don't you run for president in France, Kerry?

ROTFL

33 posted on 10/22/2003 10:57:24 AM PDT by mrustow (no tag)
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To: mewzilla
P.S. He's gunning for the primary votes from the entire New York Times editorial board.
34 posted on 10/22/2003 10:58:40 AM PDT by mrustow (no tag)
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To: areafiftyone
"I have it on the highest authority"

Translation: Queen Heinz from the Ketchup Kingdom

35 posted on 10/22/2003 11:02:19 AM PDT by MrConfettiMan (I think, therefore I am a freeper.)
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To: areafiftyone
Seriously though, John, why the long face?
36 posted on 10/22/2003 11:21:15 AM PDT by exit82 (Sound off to your elected reps in DC: Capitol switchboard toll free number 1-800-648-3516.)
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To: areafiftyone
Kerry's source is the "administration official" who told Wes Clark to support the President on the Iraq War.
37 posted on 10/22/2003 12:47:46 PM PDT by pawdoggie
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To: areafiftyone
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?

38 posted on 10/22/2003 1:50:33 PM PDT by big gray tabby
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To: areafiftyone
Memo to Senator Kerry

Hey Lurch!

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

PUT UP OR SHUT UP!!!!!

39 posted on 10/22/2003 2:12:43 PM PDT by albee
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To: areafiftyone
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!
40 posted on 10/22/2003 4:11:32 PM PDT by CyberAnt
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