Posted on 10/27/2004 9:04:36 AM PDT by Michael Goldsberry
LITITZ, United States (AFP) - Breaking his silence on missing Iraqi explosives, US President George W. Bush (news - web sites) called Democratic rival John Kerry (news - web sites)'s attacks on the subject "wild charges" levelled in desperation.
At a campaign rally in this crucial state just six days before the election, Bush said US forces were investigating the fate of the 350 tonnes of high explosives and that Kerry was irresponsibly jumping to conclusions.
"The senator is making wild charges about missing explosives," said Bush. "Think about that: The senator is denigrating the action of our troops and commanders in the field without knowing the facts."
"Unfortunately, that's part of a pattern of saying almost anything to get elected," said the president, whom Kerry has accused of incompetent war planning in the wake of media revelations that the explosives went missing.
"America is now investigating a number of possible scenarios, including that the explosives may have been moved before our troops even arrived at the site," said Bush.
"This investigation is important, and a political candidate who jumps to conclusions without knowing the facts is not the person you want as your commander in chief," said Bush.
His comments came after a top Iraqi science official said it was "impossible" that the explosives could have been smuggled out of a military site south of Baghdad before the regime fell last year.
The UN nuclear watchdog agency this week said the explosives went missing from a weapons dump some time after Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s regime was toppled in April 2003 by the US-led invasion.
The president gave a new polish to a well-worn campaign attack based on Kerry's assertion that preemptive US military action ought to be able to pass a "global test" of credibility.
"I want to remind the American people: if Senator Kerry had his way, we would still be taking our global test, Saddam Hussein would still be in power, he would control all those weapons and explosives, and could share them with out terrorist enemies," Bush charged.
Nice... nuf said.
"US President George W. Bush (news - web sites) called Democratic rival John Kerry (news - web sites)'s attacks on the subject "wild charges" levelled in desperation."
Once again sKerry leaps forward to undermine the administration and Troops without KNOWING the facts. (TRAITOR)
Look for California and New York to become swing states
First of all President Bush was accused of lying to the American people that there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq - now he is being charged with allowing them to be stolen remember the news media said that these weapons can be used to make weapons of mass destruction....what is the story here another Kerry flip flop. Also on CNN yesterday they said that before the news media could get the story on the air they had all been flooded with emails by the Kerry organization...this was obvisouly one of Kerry's October surprises.....anyway this information needs to get out.
CBS and the New York Times mentioned convoy back in May 2003...
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/05/07/iraq/main552690.shtml?CMP=ILC-SearchStories
Thanks for posting this.
This has to be a crushing blow to the rats and the CBBT's (Constant Bush Bashing Trolls) on Free Republic.
"After repeatedly calling Iraq the wrong war, and a diversion, Senator Kerry this week seemed shocked to learn that Iraq is a dangerous place, full of dangerous weapons..."
"If Senator Kerry had his way... Saddam Hussein would still be in power. He would control those all of those weapons and explosives and could share them with his terrorist friends. Now the senator is making wild charges about missing explosives, when his top foreign policy adviser admits, quote, 'We do not know the facts.' Think about that: The senator is denigrating the actions of our troops and commanders in the field without knowing the facts..."
"Our military is now investigating a number of possible scenarios, including that the explosives may have been moved before our troops even arrived at the site. This investigation is important and it's ongoing. And a political candidate who jumps to conclusions without knowing the facts is not a person you want as your commander in chief."
I really adore our President. And I know our troops do too!
The soundbyte was very effective. And holbrook sounds stupid. lingjew was not the reporter, she was the producer.
Dana Lewis was the reporter.
Simply put freestyle: Kerry and ragtags are playing checkers (give away game) and Bush and company are playing CHESS and quite well I might add.
I'll try: One lets all the rats get into the cage before sending it to the bottom of a lake.
Bush wanted to get as many rats into the cage as he could before shutting the door and dropping the cage.
Hey Homie:
He's the president, he can't go off half cocked until he pins down the facts. This was a good response based upon the knowledge he now has .
Yep. Need some wood?
They should nickname the Kerry-Edwards campaign the "Urban Legends Tour."
"In Texas they call it walking"
LoL!
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