Get clickin'....
Posted on 06/28/2004 8:44:44 PM PDT by Stoat
Sen. John Kerry made the following statement today on the transfer of sovereignty in Iraq:
"Today's newspapers are full of stories about how the President and the administration are trying to repair relationships with NATO and with allies, and obviously, I hope that that repair job can be done as rapidly and as successfully as possible.
"On the day of the transition of sovereignty to the Iraqi people, I want to start by saying that our troops have conducted military operations with extraordinary courage and skill. And they have been doing a magnificent job under very difficult circumstances. We owe them all of them and we owe their families a great debt of gratitude for their service and their sacrifice.
"As we look forward today, there are very important challenges so that we can finish our mission and get our troops home as rapidly as possible. We have to focus on the top level priority of providing adequate security It is absolutely stunning that of the $18 billion that we approved last year for the reconstruction of Iraq, only $400 million has been spent.
"90 percent of the coalition on the ground is American 90 percent. And 90 percent of the cost is being borne by the American people. I believe it is critical that the President get real support not resolutions, not words, but real support of sufficient personnel, troops and money, to assist in the training of security forces in order to be able to guarantee a rapid real transition, and most importantly, in order to be able to provide adequate security on the ground. You must have security on the ground in order to be able to proceed forward with the reconstruction and the political transformation. It is vital to do the hard work and statesmanship and diplomacy necessary to get that. I hope the President will be successful."
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The American people are not stupid...they will remember things like this in November, and Kerry will lose in a monumental landslide.
Yawn. Thanks for the nightcap, presumed nominee.
Kerrey is a frelling jerk!
Get clickin'....
Not to worry, whatever Mr. Flip Flop said today will be flip flopped on within a week.
oops Kerry.
I wonder if he means that in any sense, even the churlish one in which it was offered.
Um, didn't he vote against that?
Just wait for the next "Flip Flop".
(Coming soon.....)
Wonder how long before he accuses them of being war criminals...?
Hey Kerry, Go Cheney.
Not only did he miss an opportunity to congratulate and wish the Iraqis well, he uses the fact that Bush HASN'T spent all the money they whined about approving.
He thinks Americans are going to complain about that?
Not the least of which, you traitorous pig, has been the continual slamming of their CIC whom they love, obey and follow ... unlike you and your traitorous party of socialists.
Aw hell ...
Shut The #### up, AlQuerry.
Who would be suprised? These people lust after power, not a love of country nor a desire to serve. All things are secondary to getting in power. Nothing can distract them from the objective: Personal power and all the trappings that go with it.It's simple. Anything, any person or any concept that stands between them and their objective is, by definition, an enemy.
Kerry is no Clinton. Clinton knew the value of not always being predictable and the value in appearing strong enough to be able to congratulate an enemy who wins a battle of the day. Clinton had an air of confidence that he didn't have to trash his enemy every single day and he could disengage for a minute or two.
After the 1994 Republican victory Clinton and the dems waited and bided their time. Every dog has its day after all. Then like patient communists they seized the offensive later after the party had worn itself out.
If Kerry were smart he wouldn't have played politics on this important day. He would have given Bush his due, thanked the military and, especially, thanked Iraq and encouraged the people of Iraq. (What about them?) Then start firing off pot shots tommorrow. But no. Kerry aimlessly squanders bullets and credibility.
Pray for W and The Iraqis
Pathetic, F'ing Pathetic.
Don't believe any polls that show otherwise. This guy's on the way out.
What a horribly dour statement on a very positive day. Sheesh.
An entire statement and not once did he mention that he served in Vietnam. Amazing. Is that a first?
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