PRESIDENT BUSH SHOULD read this verbatim to all americans

[rainstorm]

Tuesday, March 9, 2004 10:56 a.m. EST
Kerry Praised Clinton for Snubbing Iraq War Allies

Likely Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry has repeatedly slammed President Bush for not getting the cooperation of European allies before attacking Iraq last year.

But in 1997, Kerry praised President Clinton for preparing to attack Iraq by deploying ships, aircraft and troops over the objections of France and Russia.

In a November 1997 audiotape broadcast by WABC Radio's Monica Crowley on Monday, Kerry painted Clinton as resolute for putting U.S. war plans against Baghdad in motion.

"The president has, in effect, put military action on the table," he told CNN's "Crossfire."

"Secretary Cohen canceled his trip, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff canceled a trip, troops are deployed, the aircraft carriers are being brandished. There's no misunderstanding here about where the United States is prepared to go," the Massachusetts Democrat assured.

Kerry praised the Clinton White House for thumbing its nose at our European allies.

"Clearly the allies may not like it," said the top Democrat, before suggesting that France and Russia were spineless.

"Where's the backbone of Russia, where's the backbone of France, where are they in expressing their condemnation of such clearly illegal activity?" he railed.

Kerry also praised the White House for giving the United Nations the brush-off.

"The [Clinton] administration is leading. The administration is making it clear that they don't believe that they even need the U.N. Security Council to sign off on a material breach because the finding of material breach was made by [U.S. weapons inspector Richard] Butler."

Kerry defended President Clinton's go-it-alone war plan as the best way to protect U.S. national security, telling "Crossfire," "I think the United States has always reserved the right and will reserve the right to act in its best interests."

Said WABC's Crowley after airing the revealing tape, "It's obvious that the real reason Kerry was for military action last time around in 1997 and not now is because the last time it was a Democratic president thinking about doing it."

[streetsoldier]

God, I hope the GOP can get a sound-byte of this BS to air!

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Flip-Flop Flip-Flop

[rainstorm]

bush needs to pull that out of his pocket at a news conference and read it word for word. the media certainly wont report it.

[Lindaloo]

Now Helen, I saw on Fox where Bush is launching his campaign. He sure did not sound like he was weak to me when he talked about Kerry and his flip flopping.

This election is 8 months away. Quit being such a drama queen and support your candidate.

[GalvestonDuck]

bush needs to pull that out of his pocket at a news conference and read it word for word. the media certainly wont report it.

No, he doesn't need to copy and paste, copy and paste, copy and paste and shove news down our throats without providing his own thoughts, views, and insight.

If the media won't report it, then just how in the world did you get it? Looks like the media reported it...huh?

[Stephanie]

bush needs to pull that out of his pocket at a news conference and read it word for word. the media certainly wont report it.

No, he doesn't need to copy and paste, copy and paste, copy and paste and shove news down our throats without providing his own thoughts, views, and insight.

If the media won't report it, then just how in the world did you get it? Looks like the media reported it...huh?

AMEN!!!!!

[Lindaloo]

LOL!!! I second that AMEN Steph!

[wx247]

I would rather his spokesperson read it than Bush himself.