NEW STRATEGISTS FOR KERRY PLEASE READ THIS

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Thu Sep-09-04 11:49 AM
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NEW STRATEGISTS FOR KERRY PLEASE READ THIS

"It's better to fight them over there than over here on our soil".

This is it my friends...the ultimate damaging, convoluted sound bite which Kerry faces.

You've heard all the hubbub about how the basic component of Bush support is that they feel safer under Bush....yes that's a shame....but here's the sound bite that I've heard grow in popularity over the last few months....and I truly believe it IS the principle component which must be taken out of the equation for Kerry to win.

It is the root of the confusion that people have in terms of thinking that the war in Iraq is tolerable and that Bush, as bad as he might be, should be the one to "keep pressing in their face"....and thus reduce the odds that anything might happen on US soil.

What is Kerry's answer to this?

I haven't heard him say anything which directly exposes this statement for its inherent illogic.

Kerry must say:

George Bush has been successful in promoting the sound bite that "it's better that we're fighting them over there than on US soil". This is a very interesting way of looking at things which begs further thoughtful consideration. George Bush would have you believe that as long as we are "taking the war to them" in foreign lands, that we will be safer at home. Let us not be confused about this. Have we or have we not learned an important lesson from 911?

The lesson of 911 is very simple. A dozen or so terrorists can, with rather low technologies and through insidious methods within our borders, plan and orchestrate mass destruction.

Let us concentrate on the findings now of the 911 commission, especially in terms of its recommendations for how to get better "bang for the buck" in terms of fighting terrorism. The 911 has suggested a number of important specific measures which will work directly to thwart future 911s on our shores. Among these are the strengthening of border patrol, improved Coast Guard assets, the deployment of high tech screening devices at all major airports, and others which deal with the threat of dozens of terrorists, NOT COUNTRIES, bringing terrorism on our very doorsteps as a result of our turning a blind eye to activities that are taking place right under our noses.

George Bush would have us believe that we must fight terrorism as if we are back in the days of the cold war with the Soviet Union, and that through US military domination, we may secure enough real estate and/or influence enough political ideologies to cut off terrorism at its very roots. But this is not the way that terrorists fight. Terrorists don't necessarily have allegiances to countries or to political ideologies. They feed off anger and resentment, and they can effect their destruction through small numbers of terrorists and in any country which is not prepared to be wary of their plans or astute enough to imagine the clever ways that they can attack.

When I am president, I pledge to do what it takes to understand how to better attack this new enemy we have and to do the things that will directly thwart future 911s on our soil. The 911 commission has already provided a number of guidelines, and my administration will review and strengthen these recommendations and future commitments.

So let us not be confused by the statement, "it's better that we're fighting them over here rather than on our own shores"....because this is NOT the lesson of 911.

Future 911s will be prevented by an administration and its determination to OUTSMART future 911s. Let me assure you that through my efforts, I will specifically work to outmaneuver, out think, and outsmart this terrorist threat we face, and specifically work to derail future 911s on our shores, and through these efforts you and your family will then truly be safer here....right here at home.