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US forces could strike Iraq in "short order": top senator [John Kerry Flashback!]
Agence France Presse
| 12-16-1998
Posted on 01/27/2004 6:45:28 PM PST by jmstein7
WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (AFP) - US forces in the Gulf could strike Iraq "in short order," Senator John Kerry told reporters Wednesday, adding that military action was "quite likely."
The US military will "be able to take action in short order," he said after being briefed at the White House, adding "a day of reckoning with (Iraqi President) Saddam Hussein is inevitable."
Kerry, who sits on the Senate foreign relations and select intelligence committees, added that it was time "to hold him accountable with the use of military force."
The Massachusetts Democrat added he would be "very surprised if it (US action) went beyond the weekend," adding that Washington was aware of the impending Moslem holiday of Ramadan.
In a bid to deflect charges that President Bill Clinton's impeachment woes were driving US policy, Kerry said "Saddam Hussein is responsible for the coincidence, Saddam Hussein is responsible for the timing."
"He has toyed with the United Nations, the United States and its allies and UNSCOM," the UN agency charged with dismantling Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, said Kerry.
"Reasonable people, those who have been following (the evolving crisis) cannot question the legitimacy of this moment" he stressed, adding "this has nothing to do with impeachment."
The pending impeachment vote has not distracted Clinton, who has "a great capacity to separate this from other things (and) a remarkable ability to stay focused on the issues," said Kerry.
Kerry's comments came after some US lawmakers had suggested Clinton's motives were questionable because on Thursday he faces just the second presidential House impeachment vote in US history.
TOPICS: Extended News
KEYWORDS: 1998; 2004; clinton; desertfox; iraq; johnkerry; x42
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To: jwalsh07
Unless you happen to be Larry David. In that case, keep the seat DOWN.
:)
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01/27/2004 8:11:24 PM PST
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jmstein7
To: jmstein7
You da Man, jmstein!
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posted on
01/27/2004 8:25:43 PM PST
by
Humidston
(Two Words: TERM LIMITS)
To: MeeknMing
A Meek-a-Bump?
:)
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01/27/2004 8:27:16 PM PST
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jmstein7
To: jmstein7
bump.
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posted on
01/27/2004 8:41:27 PM PST
by
jonno
(We are NOT a democracy - though we are democratic. We ARE a constitutional republic.)
To: jmstein7
Where is this article? I can't find it with either a google or news search. I like to check sources before I pass anything along.
To: jmstein7
Truth/hypocrisy bump back atcha !! Thanks ! John 'F' Kerry ...
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01/28/2004 6:52:52 AM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(Check out this HILARIOUS story !! haha!: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1060580/posts)
To: jmstein7
Mornin' ! My 'clock' works different than most folks. I usually retire early and get up early. Just now catchin' up to ya ! :O)
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01/28/2004 7:07:06 AM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(Check out this HILARIOUS story !! haha!: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1060580/posts)
To: hotpotato
Google? I use real research tools -- Lexis-Nexis. The source is Agence France Presse, which is as reliable as AP or Reuters, so fear not.
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01/28/2004 7:21:41 AM PST
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jmstein7
To: jmstein7
BUMP!
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01/28/2004 7:35:10 AM PST
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jmstein7
To: jmstein7
That doesn't answer my question. What is your link? Why aren't you providing it?
To: jmstein7
Rove will have plenty on Ugly Lurch for the campaign.
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01/28/2004 3:01:42 PM PST
by
petercooper
(We did not have to prove Saddam had WMD, he had to prove he didn't.)
To: hotpotato
There is no link - this is archived information that can only be accessed through pay services such as Lexis-Nexis.
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01/28/2004 3:17:05 PM PST
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jmstein7
To: jmstein7
To: jmstein7
btw, why isn't the author's name included?
To: hotpotato
AFP is a wire service, like reuters... there isn't an author for general press releases.
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01/28/2004 3:53:30 PM PST
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jmstein7
To: jmstein7
BUMP!
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01/28/2004 4:49:45 PM PST
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jmstein7
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