the guys who go windsurfing with him are carpenters and electricians
Posted on 09/29/2004 8:00:45 AM PDT by finnman69
GMA
John Kerry was apparently on Good Morning America and The Note snippets this baffling exchange:
DIANE SAWYER: Was the war in Iraq worth it?
JOHN KERRY: We should not have gone to war knowing the information that we know today.
DS: So it was not worth it.
JK: We should not — it depends on the outcome ultimately — and that depends on the leadership. And we need better leadership to get the job done successfully, but I would not have gone to war knowing that there was no imminent threat — there were no weapons of mass destruction — there was no connection of Al Qaeda — to Saddam Hussein! The president misled the American people — plain and simple. Bottom line.
DS: So if it turns out okay, it was worth it?
JK: No.
DS: But right now it wasn't?p>
JK: It was a mistake to do what he did, but we have to succeed now that we've done what he's — I mean look — we have to succeed. But was it worth — as you asked the question — $200 billion and taking the focus off of Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda? That's the question. The test of the presidency was whether or not you should have gone to war to get rid of him. I think, had the inspectors continued, had we done other things — there were plenty of ways to keep the pressure on Saddam Hussein.
DS: But no way to get rid of him.
JK: Oh, sure there were. Oh, yes there were. Absolutely.
DS: So you're saying that today, even if Saddam Hussein were in power today it would be a better thing — you would prefer that . . .
JK: No, I would not prefer that. And Diane — don't twist here. Notice how Kerry loses his cool and accuses the questioner of twisting; Is this guy thin-skinned or what?
In tomorrow's debate, Kerry will benefit from lowered expectations because his image among voters is something of a caricature right now. But he still has to do better than he did on GMA. You can bet President Bush has a list of zingers that he will deploy if Kerry gives him an opening.
Or, Mr. Lerrer, you've asked that same questions six times of the senator. I believe you deserve at least one answer to it. etc.
MSM is already lowering expectations of Kerry.
This Kerry talking point of "whether it was worth it depends on the outcome" is dangerous and should be repudiated strongly by the President. It signifies weakness, vacillation, and indecisiveness.
A CIC has no such luxury of guaranteed outcomes in any decision.
(Bush, responding to Kerry's answers to the Iraq question)
Mr. Lerrer, you've asked that same questions six times of the senator.
Is that his final answer?
"We should admit we made a mistake I would never have made had I known, that which I was unable to know until the mistake was made. See? So what we have to do is plead with Europe to help us fix our mistake. And if they help us a little bit, we can win a little bit. Then we can back out of the war and everybody in Europe will still like us.
There!!!
IF KERRY IS SO WORRIED ABOUT THE MONEY THAT IS SPENT ON OUR TROOPS OR THE IRAQI PEOPLE..WHY DOESN'T HE DONATE THE $1000 HE PAYS FOR HIS HAIRCUTS
John Kerry is completely incapable of expressing a cogent thought.
Whew, sorry, I was channeling Terry MaCauliff for a second. Thanks much for your service to this country. We owe you a debt we can never repay.
Found this: http://www.factcheck.org/article.aspx?docID=203
It appears that this claim can not be substantiated in any real way. I can't find any solid rebuttal of the claim that this is simply mistaken identitiy.
Any evidence would have to be AFTER the July 2004 9/11 commision report... which states as you quoted.
I guess he intends to tell the Europeans that Bush made a mistake and is a jerk and trust that this admission will cause the Europeans to help us fix our mistake. So we have to have faith in Kerry's unrelenting charm. Or else we have to watch him humiliate America by going begging to Europe asking them to partake in a war our own president (Kerry) considers to be unworthy of effort.
Swell.
BUMP for later FUMING!!!!!
Why not BOTH?
the guys who go windsurfing with him are carpenters and electricians
So true and so shameful that McCuliff and his croonies have to drag down all of our honored veterans in their quest of say anything and do anything to win.. The facts that Kerry served his country are eclipsed by his treasonous efforts as the leader of the Anti-war movement.
I don't think it is a coincidence that those who seem to be the least interested in whether their claims are actually true are also those who relentlessly advance the position of the Administration - even when it is not consistent with conservatism.
Kerry continued: "My first action as President will be to create a cabinet level Dept of Tarot so we can prevent going to war without future knowledge."
What an Orange AssClown
Thanks for posting these DU threads--funny!
But one person did say something that I think people over here would agree with:
"If Kerry maintains this demeanor during the debates, we've got nuthin' to worry about."
Yep... I agree! ;)
I missed Good Morning America today, and was wondering if he was still orange? was he?
I think his next claim will be he was Agent Orange in the war.
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