Posted on 05/28/2004 1:15:53 PM PDT by plain talk
Democratic challenger John Kerry charged on Friday that President Bush undermined America's safety by having "rushed off to war" in Iraq without adequate help or "a plan to win the peace." "I believe that the Bush administration -- and I say this carefully and thoughtfully ... made America less safe, not more safe, with their blustery arrogant foreign policy," Kerry said at town hall meeting with military veterans and family members. "I believe our troops are in greater danger today, exposed to more gun fire and more mortar attacks and more ambushes than they had to be if we had done what common sense dictates ... which is to build alliances and share the responsibilities," Kerry said.
Kerry made the comments as he touted his proposed new national security strategy, unveiled the day before in Seattle, to forge a coordinated global alliance against terror and end what he has described as Bush's divisive bullying tactics. He plans two more speeches in the next week to further outline his foreign policy, which up to now has shown little major deviation from Bush's. On Iraq, they share plenty of common ground although Kerry vows to set a different tone than Bush. "We rushed off to war without an adequate plan, without adequate supplies ... without a plan to win the peace," Kerry said.
Yet Kerry, who backed the congressional resolution authorizing Bush to use force in Iraq, had no snap answer when a woman asked: "What do you plan to do to bring our troops home?" Kerry said he could not predict what the situation would be in Iraq on Jan. 20, 2005, when he would be inaugurated as president if he beats Bush in the November election. But he said, "I'm going to get our troops home as fast as possible with honor and the job accomplished in the way it needs to be."
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But Bush campaign spokesman Steve Schmidt said, "John Kerry's political attacks ignore the fact that Kerry voted against the $87 billion supplemental that included pay raises for our troops, gave them better health care and sent them essential equipment including body armor."
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Dubya is taking the battle to people and places who support terrorism.
We HAD a President that did nothing (except humidor an intern) and look where that got us.
While Britain was fighting Hitler ALONE, and Wavell had troops in Greece, Crete, and against Rommel in Libya, he wiped out a revolt in Iraq and conquered Syria. Later that year, Britain and Russia walked into Iran and stabilized the place while Hitler was invading Russia and besieging Tobruk. Yet now people think that Iraq and Afghanistan at one time is an overreach for us. What a freaking joke!
Aw Ketchupman, if the Pres. knew that you were interested, he would have drafted you. Now you're upset because he went without you. Sorry ole man, better luck next time.
Bizarre - he flips and flops in my mozilla browser - not in my msie browser.
I'm really, really, really beginning to dislike this guy.
I stared disliking him before I disliked him.
Bottom line with Kerry in the WH: war on terror is effectively over.
This Reuters article is very interesting. It mentions two facts that one would not ordinarily expect to see:
1. It mentions that Kerry voted for the war, and
2. It mentions that Kerry has no plan for Iraq.
Is this just token objectivity? Or has there been a change in policy?
What an A-Hole.
What Kerry claims is "common sense" is nonsense. First, there would have been no war if we waited for Germany and France. Second, even with their whole hearted support those countries could not offset the military burden of the U.S. Third, why would the U.S. not act unless those corrupt countries approve?
Honestly, sometimes I can't tell the difference between Al Gore and John Kerry.
Or maybe they are amateurishly throwing mud against the wall, full well knowing that none of this is going to stick.
Isn't McAuliffe in charge of all of this and aren't only two Kerry guys on his staff?
Just think of al Querry's allies as FGR.
FGR = France, Germany, Russia.
Makes no sense at all. But then, logic is clearly absent in the dem mind.
There you have it folks-right from Kerry's very own blow hole. If Kerry had been President, we would still be waiting for the profiteering UN and it's oil for food fellow conspirators, to give up their gold mine and join us or at least lend us their blessings to defend ourselves from the world wide web of radical islamite terrorists.
Our enemies need Kerry, like Adolph Hitler and his Nazis needed Nevile Chamberlin. We need Kerry like Great Britian needed Chamberlin.
Barnum and Bailey needs Kerry. Clowns belong in the circus.
This makes no logical sense whatsoever.
Stop the animation-it makes me dizzy-but it's oh so true.
It's so true that it has become obvious why Kerry has not named a Veep. Kerry, unlike the Clinton's who proclaimed two for the price of one, plans to offer one for the price of two. Kerry plans to run for both President and Vice President; with flip serving as President and flop serving as Vice President.
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