Bush criticizes Kerry for comments about withdrawing troops from Iraq...

[kentuck]

Now that JK has given a sharp jab to the Bush campaign this morning with his response about his Viet Nam service, maybe it's time for a stiff uppercut? Yes, Kerry said he would withdraw troops from Iraq and he should "re-emphasize" that point. Yes, we will help Iraq to stabilize their country but this is a quagmire in the making and the American people know it. Yes, we need to start withdrawing troops as soon as possible. Mr Bush made a huge mistake by unilaterally invading Iraq and now he wants the young men and women of this country to sacrifice their lives just so he can say he got Saddam Hussein out of hole in Iraq. We say that is too high a price, Mr Bush, and it's time we start cleaning up your mess. This would be John Kerry going on the offense and would almost require a response from the Bush regime.

[truthspeaker]

1. Kerry should say we need those troops to fight TERRORISM.

Wes Clark said it best. The war in Iraq is preventing us from fighting the war on terrorism.

[kentuck]

2. The point is Kerry can't stop with this one response...Consider that....

there is a story in the Boston rag this morning about a "former lover" and there is that other story about him missing votes while on the intelligence committee. ANd tomorrow it will be smething else. Either you are on the offense with this bunch or you are on the defense. Bush's policies need to be directly challenged - most specifically his policies in Iraq and Afghanistan and his fight on the war on terror, etc...A good start would be to respond to Bush's criticism of withdrawing troops from Iraq...

[bigtree]

3. Kerry-Edwards: Reality Check - Cheney Argued for Kerry's Position

8/18/2004 6:07:00 PM

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?ReleaseID=34898

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a release of Kerry-Edwards 2004:

Despite the Bush campaign's outraged statements over Kerry's criticism of Bush's proposals on pulling back troops, it turns out that Dick Cheney himself held the exact same position, for the exact same reason.

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CHENEY ON KOREAN FORCE SIZE: SAME POSITION AS KERRY

CHENEY SAID DANGER POSED BY NORTH KOREA REQUIRES U.S. PRESENCE. Cheney: "'In view of the dangers of nuclear proliferation in North Korea and the destabilizing impact on Northeast Asia -- and as a result of our consultations -- we have concluded that it would be unwise to proceed with major U.S. force reduction,' he said. 'We have therefore postponed the next round of force level adjustments being considered for Korea until the dangers and uncertainties of the North Korean nuclear program have been thoroughly addressed.'" (UPI, 11/21/91)

CHENEY SAID U.S. SHOULD NOT WITHDRAW FROM NORTH KOREA DUE TO NUCLEAR THREAT. "Cheney noted the decision announced this week in Seoul to suspend further troop cuts in South Korea because of North Korea's pursuit of nuclear weapons. He referred to Pyongyang's '40-year history of aggression, terrorism and irresponsible weapons sales' as adding to the concerns raised by its nuclear weapons program." (LAT, 11/23/91)

CHENEY: "In Korea, for example, we've been involved in 1991 and '92 -- involved in drawing down the size of our deployment there, shifting more of the burden to the Koreans, having them take more of a leadership role and we take more of a supporting role, and having them pick up a larger part of the economic burden. That process is underway, although we stopped any further reductions after the end of this year because of the uncertainty for now about the North, about how that's going to sort out." (Cheney remarks, 5/22/92)


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