Disrespectful Kerry

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Registered: 09-16-2004
Disrespectful Kerry
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Fri, 09-24-2004 - 10:26am
What nerve he has to say that Allawi is not telling the truth. Has Kerry been to Iraq lately? When did he actually talk to the troops that are stationed in Iraq. When was he over there to make the first hand judgement call. I think Allawi knows more about what's going on in his country than Kerry does.

My brother serves our country, and he tells a different story than what Kerry would have us all believe. Troop morale, is very high. They all believe we are on the right track....and are heartened by the Iraqi people's support of the American troops in-country. I've spoken with a few of his soldier mates, and they are disgusted by Kerry... Interesting stuff!


http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/24/cheney.ap/index.html


ST. JOSEPH, Missouri (AP) -- Vice President Dick Cheney chastised Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry on Thursday, saying his criticism of Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi showed an appalling "lack of respect."

Allawi, who was in Washington on Thursday to address a joint meeting of Congress and meet with President Bush, gave a rosy portrayal of progress toward peace in his country. (Bush, Allawi pledge cooperation)

Shortly after he spoke, Kerry said the prime minister's assessment contradicted his own previous statements as well as the reality on the ground. (Kerry: Allawi's assessment contradicts reality)

Cheney said Kerry was being disrespectful of a man who had survived an attack by Saddam Hussein's assassins.

"I must say I was appalled at the complete lack of respect Senator Kerry showed for this man of courage, when he rushed to hold a press conference and attack the prime minister, a man America must stand beside to defeat the terrorists," Cheney told several thousand supporters.

"John Kerry is trying to tear down all the good that has been accomplished, and his words are destructive to our effort in Iraq and in the global war on terror," Cheney said. "As Prime Minister Allawi said in his speech, and I quote, 'When political leaders sound the siren of defeatism in the face of terrorism, it only encourages more violence.' End quote."

Cheney said Kerry has changed his position on the Iraq war many times and that voters face a clear choice on November 2 between Bush's "steadfast leadership and clear determination" and Kerry, "who seems to adopt a new position every day."

The audience mocked Kerry with chants of "flip-flop! flip-flop!"

Michael Golden, a Kerry spokesman in Missouri, said Kerry was simply telling the truth about the situation in Iraq.

"He is leveling with the American people," Golden said. "That is what we need in a president."

Kerry, who was in Ohio on Thursday, said of Allawi: "I think the prime minister is obviously contradicting his own statement of a few days ago, where he said the terrorists are pouring into the country. The prime minister and the president are here obviously to put their best face on the policy, but the fact is that the CIA estimates, the reporting, the ground operations and the troops all tell a different story."




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Registered: 09-20-2004
Fri, 09-24-2004 - 2:25pm


WOW, you mean every foreign dignitary who is in a picture taken with a president running for re-election is campaigning for the president?!

Democrats have used American casualty numbers to try to boost Kerry's polls and they accuse Allawi of campaigning for Bush?

Incredible.

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Registered: 09-20-2004
Fri, 09-24-2004 - 2:28pm
Big Whoop.

Do you really want lists of Gore, Carter, and other Democrat "bloopers"?

Silly distractions. Better than blind hatred, I suppose.

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Registered: 07-20-2003
Fri, 09-24-2004 - 2:33pm
>> If that's the worst you've got to say about him then we're in great shape! <<

You've not read many of my posts.

I've said much much worse things about Bush and his administration.

In fact, this was one of the few times I've mentioned Bush's butchery of the English language, and only did so to point out the irony in Adaemi's post.

"the fervor with which the AP seeks to hurt America and our troops for political gain will abate somewhat after Nov. 2."

Nice rhetoric.

It's Bush who put troops in harms way in an unnecessary occupation with no exit strategy.

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Registered: 04-01-2004
Fri, 09-24-2004 - 2:34pm
That reminds me of one of the latest slips Bush made this past week. I don't know which speech it came out of. In relation to Iraq he said that "The world would be better off if we did leave." He said it very emphatically, realized what he'd said and sputtered for a couple of seconds than corrected himself. They had a lot of fun with that one on Air America Radio. The played it several times while I was listening. I don't know if anyone else called attention to it or not. Maybe he said what he really felt the first time when he said that the world would be better off if we did leave. Positively Freudian!
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Registered: 09-20-2004
Fri, 09-24-2004 - 2:38pm
Nice empty rhetoric and buzzwords!
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Registered: 07-20-2003
Fri, 09-24-2004 - 2:39pm
>>WOW, you mean every foreign dignitary who is in a picture taken with a president running for re-election is campaigning for the president?!<<

Of course not.

I’m only referring to the ones personally appointed to their ‘foreign dignitary’ positions by the President himself.

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Fri, 09-24-2004 - 2:41pm
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YEAH!!!! How dare he not like our appointed puppet????!!!!! The nerve......

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Registered: 08-11-2004
Fri, 09-24-2004 - 3:56pm
The liberal point of view is to attack since they have nothing of value to say. Kerry is a stiff, wooden puppet of the old Clinton regime.
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Registered: 05-21-2004
Fri, 09-24-2004 - 3:58pm
I thought that the President couldn't go top war without a majority vote behind him?

Hmm. "Unnecessary occupation"...that must be what you call staying until the job is done.

"no exit strategy"...let's see...1. turn power over to new Iraqi govt. (done) 2. provide military force until the Iraqi's can build up their own means of security (doing) 3.help facilitate elections in Iraq 4. stay until the insurgents are killed/captured (doing)

Telling the world that we are leaving Iraq on... or by... is only giving the enemy an opportunity to lay low until we're gone then all hell breaks loose. Stupid. Kerry does not want to win the war in Iraq, and as soon as he can, he will abandon the war on terror too.

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Registered: 08-11-2004
Fri, 09-24-2004 - 3:59pm
Do you ever make mistakes?