Senator John Kerry email to Tehran Times
February 8, 2004
Category: Politics
Date: Sunday, February 08, 2004
Kerry Says He Will Repair Damage If He Wins Election
WASHINGTON (Mehr News Agency) --
The office of Senator John Kerry, the frontrunner in the Democratic presidential primary in the U.S., sent the Mehr News Agency an e-email saying that Kerry will try to repair the damage done by the incumbent president if he wins the election. The text of the e-mail follows.
As Americans who have lived and worked extensively overseas, we have personally witnessed the high regard with which people around the world have historically viewed the United States. Sadly, we are also painfully aware of how the actions and the attitudes demonstrated by the U.S. government over the past three years have threatened the goodwill earned by presidents of both parties over many decades and put many of our international relationships at risk.
It is in the urgent interests of the people of the United States to restore our country's credibility in the eyes of the world. America needs the kind of leadership that will repair alliances with countries on every continent that have been so damaged in the past few years, as well as build new friendships and overcome tensions with others.
We are convinced that John Kerry is the candidate best qualified to meet this challenge. Senator Kerry has the diplomatic skill and temperament as well as a lifetime of accomplishments in field of international affairs. He believes that collaboration with other countries is crucial to efforts to win the war on terror and make America safer.
An understanding of global affairs is essential in these times, and central to this campaign Kerry has the experience and the understanding necessary to successfully restore the United States to its position of respect within the community of nations.
He has the judgment and vision necessary to assure that the United States fulfills a leadership role in meeting the challenges we face throughout the world.
The current Administration's policies of unilateralism and rejection of important international initiatives, from the Kyoto Accords to the Biological Weapons Convention, have alienated much of the world and squandered remarkable reserves of support after 9/11. This climate of hostility affects us all, but most especially impacts those who reside overseas.
Disappointment with current U.S. leadership is widespread, extending not just to the corridors of power and politics, but to the man and woman on the street as well.
We believe John Kerry is the Democrat who can go toe-to-toe against the current Administration on national security and defense issues. We also remain convinced that John Kerry has the best chance of beating the incumbent in November, and putting America on a new course that will lead to a safer, more secure, and more stable world.
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UPDATE:
The TEHRAN TIMES has now officially endorsed John Kerry for President
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Isn't that special!
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According to our Constitution he should not even be a senator, and now the dems have chosen him for their candidate for President?
Good God, when are we going to start enforcing our laws.
First time shame on him, if we elect him to the highest office of the land, shame on us.
The TEHRAN TIMES has now officially endorsed John Kerry for PresidentI remember them sending that email back then. Then his campaign said it was a mistake.
I'll say. Can you IMAGINE if Team Bush had made a similar boo-boo? We'd still be hearing about it now.
SO--these are the "foreign leaders" Kerry has alluded to who support him for US President--the Mullahs of Iran!!
This deserves LARGE publicity from our media.
Let's see if they try to suppress this story.
I wish he would list those accomplishments so we would know what they are!