Edwards: President Must Admit Mistakes

Washington Post ^ | September 29, 2004 | Matthew Mosk

[presidio9]

WEIRTON, W. Va., Sept. 29 -- Democratic vice presidential contender John Edwards said Wednesday morning that the most pressing challenge facing President Bush during the upcoming debate will be whether he can acknowledge the mistakes made in the execution of the Iraq war.

"The question is, is the President finally going to come clean and tell the American people the truth about what's going on in Iraq," he told radio talk show host Don Imus. "It will be interesting to see whether he keeps trying to say everything is going well, because everyone knows that's not true."

In a series of town hall meetings here and in other battle ground states over the past several days, Edwards has been focusing in on what he says have been the serious flaws in the nation's war effort. Referring to public assessments by Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate and by Secretary of State Colin Powell, Edwards tells his audiences of the troubling conditions: Americans being kidnapped and beheaded; a chaotic country still under the control of insurgents; terrorists "blowing into the country from all over the world"; over 1,000 American casualties.

"All people have to do is turn their television on to know what's going on," Edwards says. "People know all these things."

During Wednesday morning's radio appearance, Edwards also cited a 1992 interview with Vice President Dick Cheney in which he appeared to argue against an all-out Iraqi invasion. The Cheney interview, given when he was Secretary of Defense, was reported Wednesday by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

"When he was asked why they didn't finish the job in Iraq . . . he talked about the enormous danger and risk of getting bogged down," Edwards said, "of having to govern the country. Of the casualties that would be incurred.

[Go Gordon]

Democratic vice presidential contender John Edwards said Wednesday morning that the most pressing challenge facing President Bush during the upcoming debate will be whether he can acknowledge the mistakes made in the execution of the Iraq war.

It was the most successful military campaign in the his history of the world and this dipstick wants Bush to apologize for it? Why John-boy, did your terrorist dictator friend get his grapes crushed?

[ARCADIA]

This is there strategy (mantra) going into the debate. Make a note of it boys.

If that is it, Kerry and Edwards are going to be dropping 5% during each debate.

[pierrem15]

John Edwards, no one is listening because you have no credibility.

Exactly. The only place Edward's comments will echo is the toilet of obscurity from which he and Kerry will soon be flushed.

[Gucho]

EWARDS: "It will be interesting to see whether he keeps trying to say everything is going well, because everyone knows that's not true."

Great support TWIT - brings a smile on Zarqawi's mug.

[dasboot]

I call on Edwards to drop his pants and be spanked for all the filthy lucre and pelf begot by the fraudulent use of mountebanks and shills before the courts in the US. Then he can apologize.

[Arrowhead1952]

Edwards: President Must Admit Mistakes

skerry said this, terry mcawaful said this, dashole said this.....

DNC Talking points for the week

[NRA1995]

Silky Pony is gonna get a sound whipping on Oct 5

[GOP_1900AD]

Leftist must admit mistakes - all 200 years of them.

[Fast1]

Edwards is an asswipe.

[ArmyBratCutie]

I dont have any doubts about VP Cheney... I love to hear him and Im looking forward to this debate... its tomorrow night I dread ...in fact I"LL BE GLAD when Nov 2 gets here..Im about dead HAHAHAAHA

[BushisTheMan]

John John,
What about your mistake about the defence of marriage amendment. How could you be so stupid as to NOT know what the amendment said -- you being a Congress critter and all.

[mombonn]

I wonder if the little punk would be willing to call the President a liar to his face?

[tomnbeverly]

What mistake 52 percent or better doesn't believe there is a mistake... What mistake only you and John Kerry think there have been mistakes... Establishing democracy in the middle East is historic and challenging but a mistake... never farther from the truth in fact this is awe inspiring...

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

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[Tarpon]

Deadwards still hoping for a sound bite so he can claim he did at least one thing for the campaign. My guess is just being on a milk carton wasn't enough.

And this guy wanted to be President --- talk about an empty suit.

[smonk]

bambi ping

[uncitizen]

Of course everything is not going well, it's war not a garden party!

[claudiustg]

These guys are so irritating. Don't they know all we want them to do is GO AWAY?

[UCANSEE2]

And, little Johnnie Edwards needs to stop BEATING HIS WIFE, and MOLESTING HIS CHILDREN.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Democratic vice presidential contender John Edwards said Wednesday morning that the most pressing challenge facing President Bush during the upcoming debate will be whether he can acknowledge the mistakes made in the execution of the Iraq war.

And the most pressing challenge for kerry is will he apologize for slandering our servicemen while he was committing treason.