Kerry rips Bush on Terror Policies

[xyboymil]

In a sharply worded challenge to President Bush, Democratic Sen. John Kerry said Wednesday "extremism has gained momentum" as a result of administration missteps in Iraq, but said the war on terror is a winnable one with the right policies.

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"When it comes to Iraq, it's not that I would have done one thing differently, I would have done almost everything differently" than the president, the presidential candidate said in a speech to the national convention of the American Legion

Kerry spoke dismissively of a statement Bush made Monday - then rescinded on Tuesday - that the war on terror might not be winnable.

"I absolutely disagree," he said. "With the right policies, this is a war we can win, this is a war we must win, and this is a war we will win." Kerry said. "... In the end, the terrorists will lose and we will win because the future does not belong to fear, it belongs to freedom."

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CVN_KERRY?SITE=WIMIL&SECTION=HOME

Good for Kerry! The speech was strong and for once attacking Bush on the post-war Iraq "no plan" that Bush had. :toast:

[CWebster]

1. What policies?

Sounds like we have to win Viet Nam all over again.

[RamboLiberal]

2. New DNC commercial going out

Kerry spoke as the Democratic Party decided to air a new 30-second ad in battleground states, a commercial designed to stress the same points the Massachusetts senator covered. It accuses Bush of "a failure in leadership.""Mounting casualties, costing $200 billion and counting," the ad says. "Now they call it a 'catastrophic success.' They say they 'miscalculated.' And now they say the war on terror is unwinnable."

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040901/D84QVNI00.html

[CWebster]

3. Okay

so Kerry is not Bush, but if he would still vote to invade Iraq, knowing what he knows now, where's the difference?

[xyboymil]

4. I love the play on "unwinnable"...need to pound this over and over

I dont care if Bush "clarified" his statements or not, he SAID the war on terror would be unwinnable and that needs to be drilled into every speech AGAIN and AGAIN.

:nuke: Kerry will win this! Bush is out!