Posted on 08/03/2004 3:59:42 AM PDT by johnny7
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Sen. John F. Kerry yesterday charged that President Bush is inadvertently aiding terrorist recruitment as a result of his foreign policy. The Bay State senator said terrorist recruiters and schools are citing Bush administration actions ``as a means of recruitment.” ``The policies of this administration, I believe, and others believe, very deeply, have resulted in an increase of animosity and anger focused on the United States of America,'' Kerry said on the campaign trail.
Earlier, Kerry told CNN, ``I believe this administration, in its policies, is actually encouraging the recruitment of terrorists.'' Bush refuted Kerry's charges during a Rose Garden press conference, saying it was a ``misunderstanding of the war on terror.'' ``Evidently some must think that you can negotiate with (terrorists), you can talk sense to them, you can hope that they change,'' he said. ``It is a ridiculous notion to assert that because the United States is on the offense, more people want to hurt us.'' The president also said he's taken many steps to overcome new threats in the past three years.
At his press conference, Kerry called for a special session of Congress to enact reforms suggested by the Sept. 11 commission. Although Bush yesterday endorsed some of the recommendations, including the creation of a national intelligence czar, Kerry slammed the move as coming too late. The comments came a day after the Homeland Security Department issued terror warnings for specific financial institutions. ``The terror alert yesterday just underscores that if we're being serious about this, we have to move on every possible option to make our nation as safe as possible,'' Kerry said. ``The time to act is now.''
At a town hall event at the Grand Rapids Fire Department, part of his bus tour across the country, Kerry echoed his criticisms. ``We need leadership, not followship,'' he said.
After the election is over, President Bush should exile Kerry to France.
Ummm, someone should remind senator numb-nuts, and his puppy Edwards too, that there was absolutely no problem with terrorist recruitment BEFORE GWB became president, nor will there be after GWB has gone the way of the do-do bird. Kerry and his brain-dead legions have yet to grasp the fact that Islamonazis are not attacking us for our policies or arrogance or wealth: they attack us because WE ARE INFIDELS (to them, anyway).
If he requires proof, I submit a history of Islamic terrorism and suicide attacks going all the way back to the Prophet Muhammed.
Unless Islam is dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century, until Arabs can learn to seperate their religion from their politics and until anything resembling an egalitarian society and consensual government can be created in Islamic lands, there will NEVER be a shortage of volunteers for terrorism.
Why this is difficult for "the other side" to understand is beyond me. Then again, when you make your living lying to the public, perhaps you lose sight of what's true.
Anyway, just my $0.02 worth.
To quote one of his supporters, Patti LaBelle; "He needs to be pimp slapped".
You are right, don't argue with the left. Agree with them and then add that you think he did send more troops to Kosovo.
Really? I believe your poll numbers are in Le Commode and you're probably pretty embarrassed about not getting any kind of convention bump, eh, Ketchup Boy?
Fight back?
How dare you, President Bush.
You will offend our enemy.
Faux Pas!
It is so RUDE and UNCIVILIZED!
Think of the SHAME!
/jean qaerry
A socialist's agenda never changes.
Did anyone hear the press talk about the "HAIR pollution in Harlem?"
Kerry, the left and it's minions in the lame-stream press have been giving a lot of ink and air-time to these 'unnamed' geniuses.
Kerry's statements go by the scanning booths of the press with little or no attention to accuracy or basis of fact.
The left is out to avenge the loss in 2000, the impeachment of 'the rapist' and the demise of their party.
A mad dog can only be predicted to act in a mad fashion.
As opposed to Kerry, who is intentionally giving them aid and comfort. He knows very good and well what he is doing.
Becki
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