Bush: Kerry Brags About Abandoning Troops
By PETE YOST, Associated Press Writer
MARQUETTE, Mich. - Courting conservative voters in Michigan's rural Upper Peninsula, President Bush (news - web sites) said Tuesday that rival John Kerry (news - web sites) abandoned support for U.S. troops in Iraq (news - web sites) and then bragged about it.
"Leaders need to stand up with our military," Bush told a cheering crowd, kicking off a two-day tour of three crucial key states that he lost in 2000 to Democratic Vice President Al Gore (news - web sites).
Kerry said Monday that he and running mate John Edwards (news - web sites) were proud of the fact that they opposed the $87 billion aid package for Afghanistan (news - web sites) and Iraq "when we knew the policy had to be changed." Kerry said the Bush administration should have gotten other allies to help with the war in Iraq.
"He is entitled to his view," Bush said, adding that Kerry should not have gone on to "brag about it." http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&u=/ap/20040713/ap_on_el_pr/bush&printer=1At first, I got angry about this headline. But then I took a second look: the assertion Bush makes in this headline is so utterly idiotic, I think it actually makes him look bad.
What do you think? Would your average reader think this statement makes sense? Anyone think that Kerry would "brag" about "abandoning troops?"
* is getting desperate.
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