Posted on 10/01/2004 3:37:14 PM PDT by whershey
Kerry's claim: Bin Laden escaped into the mountains of Tora Bora because we didn't use American forces to get him.
"Unfortunately, he escaped in the mountains of Tora Bora. We had him surrounded. But we didn't use American forces, the best trained in the world, to go kill him. The president relied on Afghan warlords and he outsourced that job too. That's wrong"
The Facts:
First of all the president did not make the decision to rely on the warlords. Those decisions were made by the military people on the scene and were part of the overall strategic plan put in place for operation in Afghanastan.
Secondly here is a short essay on what happened at Tora Bora taken from various news sources:
(Excerpt) Read more at worldwar4.net ...
Someone should tell Senator Kerry that he's right-we shouldn't rely on 'international alliances' do do our dirty work. Doesn't this fool ever listen to himself?
Kerry once again proves he has no idea what it takes to form and grow coalitions.
The problem is that nobody knows what they are - including him.
It's easy to be a senator who doesn't show-up for work to keep hammering on our President who gets up early each day - has daily briefings and then continues to work hard all day to carry out the business of running our country and protecting us from harm.
sKerry does not have the fortitude to be president or CIC. He needs too much time off to pursue his 'hobbies' and take vacations. He probably has never done a day's work in his life.
He's an empty suit who leads a pampered life. Not the kind of person we need to be our president and represent our country.
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