Kerry Pledges Return to Clinton Terrorism Policies

NewsMax.com ^ | January 31, 2004 | Carl Limbacher

[Carl/NewsMax]

Democratic presidential front-runner John F. Kerry pledged on Saturday that if he becomes president he'll treat terrorist acts against the U.S. as a law enforcement problem rather than as acts of war - the approach favored by President Clinton throughout the 1990's as Osama bin Laden repeatedly struck U.S. targets with impunity.

Speaking before a group of Oklahoma City firefighters, Kerry complained that the Bush adminsitration "doesn't understand the war on terror."

Under a Kerry administration, he said, the fight against terrorism "will involve the military now and then," but it will be "primarily an intelligence gathering, law enforcement operation."

"It's a great big manhunt," Kerry explained. "[The Bush] administration has translated that legitimate threat into a completely wrongheaded kind of full-fledged military response."

Since 9/11, U.S. terrorism experts have said that the Clinton administration's legalistic approach to fighting al Qaeda not only proved ineffective - it actually emboldened bin Laden to the point where he thought he could launch an attack on U.S. soil without prompting a serious military response.

Indeed, in a 2002 speech to New York business leaders, Mr. Clinton himself cited legal concerns as an excuse for his decision not to have bin Laden arrested five years before the 9/11 attacks.

"At the time, 1996, he had committed no crime against America," said Clinton. "So I did not bring him here because we had no basis on which to hold him, though we knew he wanted to commit crimes against America."

To listen to ex-president Clinton explain why he didn't have Osama bin Laden arrested, Click Here.

[GeronL]

un-f'kerry-believable

Maybe he's trying to lose the election, maybe he thinks he can literally lose every state??

[twntaipan]

Yes, he did have a terrorism policy--he was apt to get violent against aspirin factories when they presented significant threats to the public.

[Salvation]

**Kerry Pledges Return to Clinton Terrorism Policies**

President Do Nothing?

LOL!

[GeronL]

March 2005

Terrorist bombings in 5 cities at the same time are claimed by Al-Qaeda...

President Kerry asks a federal judge to issue warrants for their arrests....

I somehow, do not think this dead duck would fly

[goodnesswins]

HOW many times were WE attacked during x42's pseudo-Presidency?.......and Kerry wants to CONTINUE THAT....Oh, Dear God....here come the terrorists.

[ETERNAL WARMING]

In other words, when our citizens or military are tortured and blown up, we'll either ignore it or blow up an aspirin factory!

[blackbart.223]

"Well, folks, Kerry has pretty much confirmed that he is a blithering idiot. Now all we have to do is sit back and wait to see how many other idiots there are who will vote for him."

This is the scary part. There are probably a lot of idiots who will.

[Plutarch]

Kerry complained that the Bush adminsitration "doesn't understand the war on terror” Under a Kerry administration, he said, the fight against terrorism "will involve the military now and then," but it will be "primarily an intelligence gathering, law enforcement operation."

"After the chaos and carnage of Sept. 11, it is not enough to serve our enemies with legal papers. The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got."

[XBob]

1 - Kerry pledges to do nothing about terrorism.

Just Friggin Amazing

[cpdiii]

What Kerry does not understand is they want to kill us. He does not understand if we do not kill them they will kill us.

When Kerry does realize this and says, "We must kill them" his long and public record of ANTI MILITARY, ANTI CIA, ANTI USA will be repeated complete with quotes time and time again.

The Demoncrats are toast this election. We need to worry about 2008.

Did I hear someone say "Madam President?" President Rice not Clinton. :) :) :)

PS
Rice is Hillary's worst nightmare. That is the reason for the frequent attacks against Rice. Hillary is trying to negate Rice before the election in 2008.

[Williams]

Well I guess we know that under a Kerry administration, the "war" on terrorism will come to a grinding halt, we will not be attacking the terrorists where they live, and it seems to me pretty clear this approach would not have included the Afghanistan or Iraq operations. And just why should the American people want such a weak defensive response to 9/11?

[Brad’s Gramma]

"It's a great big manhunt," Kerry explained.

Words fail me.

[mabelkitty]

Then we'll all be murdered!

[noutopia]

This is when the beast,the Hillary beast will arise.Please don't let this happen.Thank heaven I was only dreaming.

[exit82]

FranenKerry is scary.

Even a jolt to the electrodes won't help him anymore.

[nopardons]

Oh but, oui, oui, he is.

[Richard Axtell]

Like many here, I am wondering if I am reading this right... can ANYONE be that stupid? Clinton's policies led to 9/11, as surely as night follows day. Kerry must feel we must be punished for our outright arrogance... to actually think we had the right to defend ourselves! If the American people elect this idiot, then America simply is doomed. The idea of treating a murderous lunatic like Ozama Bin Laden like as Liberals treat other criminals is insane. What would he do, Mirandize him? Would he plea bargain with him? Perhaps he might do like Dean, and say, "he is innocent until proven guilty" ...

This statement by Kerry should by all rights hand the election to Bush on a silver platter.

[nopardons]

And there are those on FR who say that there's NO difference between President Bush and Kerry and that it would be far better to have a Dem president and a GOP Congress ( though there is NO certainty that we would have a GOP majority in Congress, mind you ) than to re-elect the president.

The mind boggles !

[blackbart.223]

"And just why should the American people want such a weak defensive response to 9/11?"

Why did Clinton make two terms as president?

[Reagan Man]

... John F. Kerry pledged on Saturday that if he becomes president he'll treat terrorist acts against the U.S. as a law enforcement problem rather than as acts of war

This is Clinton's terrorist policy and it lead directly to the death and destruction of 9-11. If Kerry sticks to this terrorist platform and becomes the Demlibrat nominee, he won't just lose to PresBush, he'll lose in a landslide. Frankly, Kerry isn't qualified to be a Senator. He is definitely braindead.