Fully safe U.S. uncertain - Chicago Tribune

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Bush: Fully safe U.S. uncertain
Kerry seizes on concession

By Rick Pearson, Tribune political reporter. Tribune national correspondent Jill Zuckman, traveling with the Kerry campaign in Florida, contributed to this report Published October 25, 2004

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. -- President Bush acknowledged in a television interview that the question of whether the country can ever be fully safe from terrorism "is up in the air," but he assured voters in a key swing state Sunday that his re-election would keep them safer.

For much of the campaign, Bush has criticized Democrat John Kerry for being inconsistent in his comments and votes on Iraq. But Bush's latest remarks prompted a rebuke from Kerry, and one aide to the Democrat said Bush was "schizophrenic" on the terrorism issue.

The president, in an interview taped with Fox News Channel's "Hannity & Colmes" that is to air Monday, conceded the difficulty of keeping the United States safe from terrorism.

"Whether or not we can be ever fully safe is up--you know, is up in the air," Bush said in a transcript released Sunday. "I would hope we could make it a lot more safe by staying on the offensive."

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Kerry and The Big Dawg look fabulous. Bill Looks great without the extra weight.