Kerry: Gaining Edge on Terror

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Registered: 06-17-2004
Kerry: Gaining Edge on Terror
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Sun, 07-25-2004 - 6:35pm

"Senator John Kerry said on Friday he would seek to persuade voters over the next three months that he would do a "better job than George Bush" in protecting the nation from terrorism..." http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/25/politics/campaign/25KERR.html?ei=5065&en=789ba5a17982cc66&ex=1091332800&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print&position=


"In response to a question, Mr. Kerry said he has given no thought to the possibility of a terrorist attack taking place in the midst of the presidential campaign. "I don't think about it; I can't control it," he said." http://justoneminute.typepad.com/main/2004/07/i_cant_conrol_i.html


He certainly can inspire confidence.




Edited 7/25/2004 7:04 pm ET ET by cl-wrhen

Renee ~~~

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Registered: 06-16-2004
Sun, 08-01-2004 - 8:01am
I know my Canadian history pretty darn well, thank you. Clearly, You don't. If you think the Queen of England has 'real power' you are fooling yourself. Do you also think the Queen of England has real power in the UK?

"Also, I hardly think that the US is openly shipping guns illegally across the border to Canada"

Well I hardly think that Canada is openly shipping POT illegally across the border to the US....

Did I mention violent crime is a fraction of what it is in the US, so gun control isn't a factor, I'd be curious to know what your explanation for it is? Remember, the 'makeup" of our population is almost identical, so before you start blaming a certain segment of the population (as some people have...), you may want to re-think. Funniest answer I heard? "It's too darn cold!". LOL

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Registered: 06-16-2004
Sun, 08-01-2004 - 8:05am
"many of the 9/11 hijackers entered the country through Maine and the Northeast after entering Canada"

That was debunked. It turned out to be totally incorrect. I believe there was ONE terrorist (but I believe from 9/11) that did come though Canada. The news of the 'correction' got very litte media compared to the original incorrect 'news' that many of the 9/11 terrorists came through Canada.

BUT I fully agree that BOTH canadian borders and US borders need to be protected, but let's face it, the US gets a lot more illegal immigrants through it's SOUTH border than it's North, and any terrorist would have it much easier to get though from Mexico than from Canada.

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