McCain to Kerry: Apologize to Troops [View All]

[AlGore-08.com]

http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2620520&page=1

Troops Are In Iraq Because They Love Country, Senator Says

Nov. 1, 2006 — Sen. John McCain appeared on "Good Morning America" today and refused to back down from his call for Sen. John Kerry to apologize for remarks he made about the Iraq war.

Kerry, campaigning for Democrats in California on Monday, told a group of students: "You know education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. And if you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."

Kerry says that he misspoke, and that his comment was a botched joke aimed at President Bush, not at soldiers.

McCain told "GMA" today that it didn't seem like a joke.

"I've read and watched the statement over and over again," McCain said to anchor Diane Sawyer. "I'm not sure how you can construe it that way."

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