The New York Times > Kerry Comes out Swinging & Landing Big Ones
Kerry Says Bush Broke His Word in Pursuing War on Iraq:
The New York Times > Campaign 2004
"CINCINNATI, Sept. 8 -
Standing where President Bush made his case for the use of force in Iraq 23 months ago, Senator John Kerry accused Mr. Bush on Wednesday of breaking his promise to go to war as a last resort and with a broad alliance, ignoring the advice of his generals and grossly underestimating the costs.
'I call this course a catastrophic choice that has cost us $200 billion because we went it alone,'' Mr. Kerry said. 'And we've paid an even more unbearable price in young American lives and the risks our soldiers take.'
After weeks of defending himself against Mr. Bush's charge that he has 'flip-flopped' on Iraq, Mr. Kerry, the Democratic presidential nominee, went on the attack on two fronts. By pointedly recalling the president's pivotal Oct. 7, 2002, speech, two days before the Senate voted to authorize the use of force, he sought to hold Mr. Bush responsible for his dire warnings of Iraq's ability to attack the United States - warnings that Mr. Kerry has said were based on faulty or distorted intelligence.
And, with some polls now showing that more Americans trust Mr. Bush to handle the conflict in Iraq, Mr. Kerry sought to broaden the debate by tying the costs of war to missed opportunities in education, jobs, health care and other issues on which more voters, according to polls, trust Mr. Kerry."
The New York Times > Campaign 2004
"CINCINNATI, Sept. 8 -
Standing where President Bush made his case for the use of force in Iraq 23 months ago, Senator John Kerry accused Mr. Bush on Wednesday of breaking his promise to go to war as a last resort and with a broad alliance, ignoring the advice of his generals and grossly underestimating the costs.
'I call this course a catastrophic choice that has cost us $200 billion because we went it alone,'' Mr. Kerry said. 'And we've paid an even more unbearable price in young American lives and the risks our soldiers take.'
After weeks of defending himself against Mr. Bush's charge that he has 'flip-flopped' on Iraq, Mr. Kerry, the Democratic presidential nominee, went on the attack on two fronts. By pointedly recalling the president's pivotal Oct. 7, 2002, speech, two days before the Senate voted to authorize the use of force, he sought to hold Mr. Bush responsible for his dire warnings of Iraq's ability to attack the United States - warnings that Mr. Kerry has said were based on faulty or distorted intelligence.
And, with some polls now showing that more Americans trust Mr. Bush to handle the conflict in Iraq, Mr. Kerry sought to broaden the debate by tying the costs of war to missed opportunities in education, jobs, health care and other issues on which more voters, according to polls, trust Mr. Kerry."
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