Kerry on Stump Salutes Veterans, Vows More Help

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By Greg Frost

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - Democrat John Kerry (news - web sites) saluted fellow veterans on Wednesday and told them he would do a better job than President Bush (news - web sites) at protecting America's military men and women at home and abroad.

Speaking to the largest U.S. veterans' group, the Democratic presidential candidate said he would accomplish "real success" both in Iraq and in the war on terror.


"When it comes to Iraq, it's not that I would've done one thing differently, I would have done everything differently," Kerry, a decorated Vietnam veteran, told the American Legion convention one day after Bush addressed the group.


Bush and Kerry have aggressively courted America's 26 million veterans, seen as a key political constituency because a high percentage of them vote.

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[Frances]

1. Would have done EVERYTHING differently

in Iraq.

I think that's a good start in differentiating himself from Bush

[Elections]

2. I missed it - how was he received?

How did the vets receive Kerry? Did it appear that he got a lot of applause, etc?

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3. Click on the link

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4. I just don't get it..

.. how could some of these folks be so involved in veteran's issues, as to attend an American Legion convention, and still want to vote for Bush. Are they unable to read? Or do they think that Fox News is the way to get a balanced view of the election? I just can't fathom it.