John Kerry Defines Republican Failures in the Fight on Terror

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John Kerry Defines Republican Failures in the Fight on Terror and Stumps for Iraq Vet Patrick Murphy
August 13th, 2006 @ 1:37 pm

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On Friday, in a tele-conference with the press and bloggers, John Kerry was in full on offense mode when he stated that “the war in Iraq has harmed the nation’s security.”

Kerry grabbed on to the news of the disrupted plot as a “stark reminder” that Osama bin Laden still remains at large. Kerry said the latest thwarted terror plot shows that Al Qaeda has “grown in strength” since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Noting that the priorities of the Bush administration are in the wrong places, Kerry told the press that “The U.S. has become more isolated.”

“Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda have succeeded in isolating the United States,” Kerry, a Democrat, said during a conference call organized on behalf of Patrick Murphy, a Democratic candidate in a Pennsylvania House race. “Afghanistan and Pakistan are where the fight against Al Qaeda is, not in Iraq.”

The conference call with John Kerry and Patrick Murphy, was to highlight the recent flip flop of Murphy’s opponent on his position on Iraq. Commenting on Bucks County Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick’s recent stand against Bush’s “stay-the-course” policy in Iraq, John Kerry said, it is nothing but a “short-term political ploy.”

Republicans roll out the slogans, Kerry said, but “slogans like “cut and run” are just that… slogans.” We need real plans, Kerry told the press, Patrick Murphy has real plans. “Congress is on the wrong track, Patrick Murphy is ready to bring real leadership to Washington.”

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Responding to a question from Mark Wagner of Congress Daily on whether the ‘06 election will “be a referendum on the war” John Kerry said:

“It’s not just one issue, no. That’s part of the failure of leadership. The failure of Katrina, the failure still of New Orleans. The failure of North Korea. The failure with respect to Global Planet change and the need to take effective measures to protect the generations of the future. The failure to address healthcare. The failure of the deficit, the failure of education spending, NCLB has not been fully funded for one single year since it was passed. I think it’s the entire priorities and the direction of this administration. Signing statements, hundreds of them that differ from the Congress and the interpretation and the intent of Congress .. which the court has even now chastised him for. You can run down a list of things about an administration that I believe is out of touch and out of control.”

MORE, LINKS & QUOTES FROM KERRY THAT PROBABLY WON'T HIT THE MSM - http://blog.thedemocraticdaily.com/?p=3864#more-3864

[ProSense]

1. This is great response!

It sums up the Bush administration's failed policies and failure at governing.