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Thursday, September 16, 2004
The Kerry Line: John Kerry the New Howard Dean
"John Kerry yesterday denied seeing any circumstances justifying the Iraq War despite voting for the war and previously saying it was the 'right decision.' Kerry's comments on Iraq show that while he condemned Howard Dean in the Democratic primaries, he has now actually adopted Howard Dean's position on Iraq."
- Steve Schmidt, Bush-Cheney '04 Spokesman
John Kerry Is Adopting The Position Of Howard Dean:
Kerry Now Says There Were No Circumstances Under Which We Should Have Gone To War, But He Was Still Right To Vote For It. IMUS: "Do you think there are any circumstances we should have gone to war in Iraq, any?" KERRY: "Not under the current circumstances, no. There are none that I see. I voted based on weapons of mass destruction. The President distorted that, and I've said that. I mean, look, I can't be clearer. But I think it was the right vote based on what Saddam Hussein had done, and I think it was the right thing to do to hold him accountable. I've said a hundred times, there was a right way to do it and a wrong way to do it. The president chose the wrong way. Can't be more direct than that." (MSNBC's "Imus In The Morning," 9/15/04)
Kerry: "It's The Wrong War In The Wrong Place At The Wrong Time." (Mary Dalrymple, "Kerry Wants To Try To Pull Troops Out Of Iraq Within Four Years," The Associated Press, 9/6/04)
Thursday, September 16, 2004
The Kerry Line: John Kerry the New Howard Dean
"John Kerry yesterday denied seeing any circumstances justifying the Iraq War despite voting for the war and previously saying it was the 'right decision.' Kerry's comments on Iraq show that while he condemned Howard Dean in the Democratic primaries, he has now actually adopted Howard Dean's position on Iraq."
- Steve Schmidt, Bush-Cheney '04 Spokesman
John Kerry Is Adopting The Position Of Howard Dean:
Kerry Now Says There Were No Circumstances Under Which We Should Have Gone To War, But He Was Still Right To Vote For It. IMUS: "Do you think there are any circumstances we should have gone to war in Iraq, any?" KERRY: "Not under the current circumstances, no. There are none that I see. I voted based on weapons of mass destruction. The President distorted that, and I've said that. I mean, look, I can't be clearer. But I think it was the right vote based on what Saddam Hussein had done, and I think it was the right thing to do to hold him accountable. I've said a hundred times, there was a right way to do it and a wrong way to do it. The president chose the wrong way. Can't be more direct than that." (MSNBC's "Imus In The Morning," 9/15/04)
Kerry: "It's The Wrong War In The Wrong Place At The Wrong Time." (Mary Dalrymple, "Kerry Wants To Try To Pull Troops Out Of Iraq Within Four Years," The Associated Press, 9/6/04)
