Wednesday, September 15, 2004

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* The Boston Fog: John Kerry's Vote Against Our Troops 9/16/2004




Wednesday, September 15, 2004
The Boston Fog: John Kerry Is Foragainst The War In Iraq

The Boston Fog Report
An ongoing examination of John Kerry?s ?nuances and shades of gray in both foreign and domestic policy.? (Editorial, ?A Primary Endorsement,? The New York Times, 2/26/04)

for?a?gainst adverb.

1. To be both for and against something at the same time: e.g. ?I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it.? (Glen Johnson, ?Kerry Blasts Bush On Protecting Troops,? The Boston Globe, 3/17/04)
"Today, John Kerry's position on Iraq descended into complete incoherence. John Kerry's new advisors can't help a candidate who is incapable of articulating a consistent position on the War on Terror. In 48 days Americans will choose their next commander-in-chief and Americans can't trust the presidency to a man who refuses to speak clearly to our troops, our allies, and the enemies of freedom at a time of war. Indecision and vacillation are not a strategy to fight and win the War on Terror."

 

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John Kerry Is Foragainst The War In Iraq

Kerry 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)

Don Imus: "I Asked Him A Number Of Questions About Iraq And I Can't Tell You What He Said." (MSNBC's "Imus in the Morning," 9/15/04)

 

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Statement by Former Senator Bob Dole

ARLINGTON, VA ? Former Senator Bob Dole issued the following statement:

?As Chairman of the Bush-Cheney Veterans Coalition, and as a veteran, I call on John Kerry to demand that MoveOn.org take down their ad depicting a defeated American soldier.

It?s one thing to debate whether we should take the fight to the terrorists, but depicting an American soldier in effect surrendering in the battle against the terrorists is beyond the pale.

I cannot believe that John Kerry, who reminds us daily of his Vietnam service, would possibly approve the disgusting and demoralizing portrayal of American soldiers fighting for us in Iraq, Afghanistan and around the world.

John Kerry has raised doubts about our troops' ability to maintain security as well as Iraqi's ability to decide their own future through elections. He has called the allies in Iraq "window dressing." This is all reminiscent of his appearance before a Senate Committee in 1971 where he suggested with nothing but second hand information American GIs were committing atrocities and war crimes of the worst kind in Vietnam.

This defeatist attitude undermines the great progress and sacrifices of our men and women in the military and the contributions of our allies who are fighting against terror and standing up for freedom around the world.

The politics of pessimism that is being pursued by John Kerry and the extreme liberals demonstrates they are consumed by the past with nothing to offer but attacks on the President's agenda for creating a safer world.

John, say it isn?t so and denounce this latest effort to divide Americans?