Bush* is blaming the troops for missing explosives.

Kerry campaign called it "beneath contempt"

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Kerry said today that Bush is blaming the troops for the missing explosives. Before Kerry's speech, Joe Lockhart released a statement calling this "beneath contempt".

when the Commander in Chief blames his own soldiers for his administration's mistakes? Hmm? :D

Could we at least have a link or some context? This is the fourth thread I've seen you start on this exact topic with no information.

Thanks,
EG

Bush did bring up the matter a few minutes later, in a speech in Lititz, Pa.


"Now the senator is making wild charges about missing explosives when his top foreign policy adviser admits, quote, 'we do not know the facts.'" Bush said. "Think about that — the senator's denigrating the action of our troops and commanders in the field without knowing the facts. Unfortunately, that's part of a pattern of saying almost anything to get elected."


Bush was referring to remarks made by Kerry adviser Richard Holbrooke Tuesday in an interview with Fox News. Holbrooke said "the U.N. inspectors had told the American military this was a major depot." He added: "I don't know what happened. I do know one thing — in most administrations the buck stops in the Oval Office."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=1&u=/ap/20041027/ap_on_el_pr/campaign_rdp_37

that Bush is blaming the troops for the missing explosives. Earlier than that, Joe Lockhart released a statement calling this "beneath contempt".

YOU GO TELL THE TROOPS IT'S THEIR FAULT!

What kind of mexed missage does that send?!

Ashlee Simpson' SNL f#@kup was her band's fault.

Soldiers follow orders! If they aren't ORDERED to secure something -- then they will not secure a site -- like they are supposed to understand the significance of that area????

But then *ush would never know about following orders -- since he decided IF and WHEN he would participate in the National Guard. It doesn't matter than someone in his own unit was sent to Vietnam for trying the same tricks.

"Have I mentioned how much I hate these guys"?