Bush Launches Counterattack on Kerry Over Iraq

[wicket]

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=6171363

"I think this country wants consistent, principled leadership," said Bush. "No matter how many times Sen. Kerry flip-flops we were right to make America safer by removing Saddam Hussein from power," he said.

Kerry attacked Bush's Iraq policy on Monday, when he called the invasion "the wrong war in the wrong place at the wrong time," and said his goal was to withdraw U.S. troops in a first White House term.

He also issued a statement calling Iraq a "quagmire" created by Bush's "wrongheaded, go-it-alone" policy.

In his response on Tuesday, the president made no mention of recent attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq that have raised the American death toll close to 1,000.

[cthrumatrix]

1. translation = bush has nothing to run on ...the "flip flop" is going to

boomerrang on shrubya.

[stepnw1f]

2. This Guy Lies Us Into A War

yet he has the audacity to nit pick Kerry's stance on Iraq? What a f*kin asshole!

[Cha]

6. Fuck bush and his psycho babble...

he's spurting out words that the rovarianmeister tells him to. Thinking this will muddy up the waters and the voters won't know what to believe, so they'll vote for you cause you're already squatting here.

[stepnw1f]

29. I Hear Ya zidzi

[readmylips]

3. Bush'sBig Whopper War....

bush's war...bush's war...the big Whopper.

[Justitia]

14. I like that - G. "Whopper" Bush ! -eom

[rocktivity]

4. Nice having HIM on the defensive, isn't it?

All Kerry should do is give examples of how Bush is not a stranger to flip-flopping and "blocking."

:headbang:
rocknation

[lancdem]

19. I was just about to say that

Kerry was the one launching the counterattacks all through August. Now the shoe's on the other foot.

[wurzel]

5. Kerry has been totally consistent.

He voted to give the "President" authority to pursue a war as a last resort. He has said he would do the same again today. (For which he was criticized by some in his own party). Kerry has from the beginning criticized Bush's conduct of the war. He is doing so today. Kerry has been entirely consistent. The flip-flop" charge makes no sense.

[RobertSeattle]

11. I wish Kerry would use a simple analogy

Something like:

"Americans I gave President Bush the apporval to load the weapon, the decision on if, when, and how to fire it was George Bush's call as Commander in Chief"

[leftchick]

17. That is an excellent analogy RobertSeattle!

He should use it. You should send it to them! :)

[wurzel]

22. I like it too.

[RobertSeattle]

7. This coming from "We can't win - we can win terrorism" Bush

Amazing.

[Nordic]

8. Good! We need Bush on the DEFENSIVE

He needs to be on the ropes, and he needs to stay there.

[Frances]

13. Right

Bush went up in the polls because people thought Kerry couldn't defend himself against Bush. Kerry needs to keep hammering his simple message. Bush is Wrong!

I read that Rove has succeeded in changing the dynamics from a referendum on Bush to a referendum on Kerry. (That's what the Swift Boats campaign was all about.)

Luckily that smear came a bit too early in my opinion. Now Kerry can fight back with a clean conscience.

It doesn't hurt that Kitty Kelly's book will focus on Bush's youth, and Bush's youth makes for much better negative gossip than Kerry's.

You are right: We need to keep the focus on Bush and keep him playing defense. CNN and ABC and NBC as well as Fox are biased in favor of Bush, but we need to keep hammering away so that some of the truth comes through.

[Nordic]

25. Bush needs to keep repeating his lies for the war

because people will realize "wait a minute, that's not true"

the more we make him defend the "war", the more his lies will be obvious to people

[LibDemAlways]

27. Bush's "youth" should be in the Guiness

Book as the longest on record. He's never accepted responsibility for any of his actions as an adult.

[gratuitous]

9. But I heard the rationale for the invasion

Was those weapons of mass destruction! Has Bush flip-flopped on why he sent our troops in? Doesn't he owe them the truth about their mission (at least)? Is he comfortable sending a thousand men and women to die for his flip-flop? Why or why not?

[Malva Zebrina]

10. Right

uh huh--removing Saddam, who had no weapons, no army, no air force and no navy and no terrorists he was harboring or involved with, made us safer and the stupid Americans will believe he was a threat. We bombed his no fly zone for ten years and UN stringent and barbaric sanctions caused 500,000 children to die. Sure--he was a real big threat to the gigantic US of A.

this prick is a delusional ignorant coward of a selected president.

[kentuck]

12. That was a rather amateurish remark by Bush ??

He let Kerry put him on the defensive....Must have hit a sore spot talking about "his" war?? Kerry should hit him again - call him a flip-flopper...:)

[acmavm]

15. "I think this country wants consistent, principled leadership," said Bush.

I don't know what it says about me, but when I saw that I had to laugh. Isn't that terrible? But it was such an outrageous lie that I just caught myself giggling.

Yeah, we do want consistent, principaled leadership pResident Douchebag,that's why we're gonna send you to the unemployment line where you've sent so many others.

[Nordic]

26. yeah, let's hear those "consistent" reasons for the invasion

they change every week.

Last week it was "our boys died so Iraqis could have Internet cafes".

Gre---e-e-e-e-a-a-a-a-a-tttt.

[JI7]

16. Bush's position requires ignoring the dead

but that seems to be the case with everything he does. whether it's his tax policies, health care, environment etc.

[flaminbats]

28. all Republicans believe that deceit is the only constant

first they claim Kerry is classic lifelong, big-spending lefty, then they say everything he does is only another flip-flop. They say Kerry is nothing but anti-marriage and pro-terrorist, then they say he really isn't. They claim Kerry sold out his fellow servicemen by opposing the war in Vietnam, then they say bravery and military service has nothing to do with patriotism. They claim everyone worried by the recession is an "economic girlie man", then they say this recession started under Clinton not Bush. They claim liberals only weaken our country when in power, then they say that 9/11 wasn't really the President's fault. They say Democrats are consistent supporters of more government bureaucracy, then they say Democrats are flip-floppers when opposing even more bureaucracy for the homeland.

Trying to reason with the clinically insane will only drive us psycho..one way Bush could win votes. :crazy:

[Beetwasher]

18. Kerry May Be Waiting for The Debates To Say the Following:

I was mislead into this war just like all of YOU were misled into this war. We were told there were nukes, we were told there were WMD's, were told Iraq was an imminent threat. None of that was true and the one responsible for misleading me and ALL OF YOU is Bush.

I would like to think I could trust my president to be honest w/ me when he askes for my support for something as serious as war. I trusted him and I gave him that support and so did most of you. Bush has shown he can't be trusted with that solemn responsibility. I was wrong for trusting him and so were you.

[gratuitous]

21. And more than that . . .

The men and women who make up our military were misled. Whether you're the meekest hawk or the fiercest dove, it's pretty much agreed that if the United States is to commit its military force anywhere in the world, the troops deserve to know the truth about their mission.

George W. Bush lied to the troops, and now thousands of them are dead or maimed for life. What can you do, Mr. Bush, to atone for that?

[Catfight]

20. Ask the question, "How many soldiers are dead today? How many

funerals have you bothered to attend, but you sure have time to sit with your speech writers thinking up clever slogans and lies. This country does want a leader, not someone who talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk. Mission IS NOT Accomplished Mr. Bush, stop your bickering and talk to America on how you're going to END this mess!"

[rocktivity]

23. Actually, he's right.

This country DOES want consistent, principled leadership--and that's exactly why Kerry is the best choice!

;)
rocknation

[Renew Deal]

24. They drew him out again.

Very nice. They are going to let him become the ugly bastard he is.

[wicket]

30. kick!

:kick:

[LynnTheDem]

31. I agree with chimpy

"I think this country wants consistent, principled leadership," said Bush.

HELL YEAH some of that would be damn nice! And as soon as we get rid of you and your evil little Cartel, we'll get some.