Posted on 10/12/2004 6:17:21 AM PDT by Michael Goldsberry
(CNSNews.com) - Two of Sen. John Kerry's surrogates on Monday accused President Bush of politicizing the military strategy in Iraq, but when a reporter asked how the senator's plan would be better than Bush's, a Kerry aide promptly halted the discussion.
The episode took place during a 2:15 p.m. conference call that featured two military advisers to the Kerry campaign. They spoke about a press report that suggested the United States would hold off on any major combat operations in Iraq until after the Nov. 2 election.
At the start of the question-and-answer portion of the call, Agence France-Presse reporter Stephen Collison asked retired Adm. William Crowe, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, how Kerry's plan would be better than what Bush already has in place.
"Senator Kerry's frequently talked about how he has a plan for Iraq, which is better than the Bush plan," Collison said.
"The president has already called Senator Kerry's plan the Bush plan himself. Other than what he talks about getting Iraqi soldiers on a 747 and training them elsewhere, can you give any more concrete details of what Senator Kerry is actually planning to do and how it would be better than the Bush plan?" Collison asked.
But before Crowe could respond, Mark Kitchens, Kerry's deputy press secretary for national security, interrupted and said the question didn't pertain to the conference call.
"That's a question we could answer on another call," Kitchens said. "This call is about the three points that we mentioned, so we could just keep the questions specific to those issues. Thanks. Next question, please."
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Who is in charge of the screening process that says "this guy for sure isn't a terrorist, and is safe to be in the U.S."?
In other words, "We have a plan to say that we have a plan and that is our plan, next question."
"You now 'we don't go there'! . . .We only agreed to this call on the 'three points'; that's it; that was the deal. . .
Only plan Kerry has for Iraq, is called CUT AND RUN...Some of his people wanted to call the plan...How to bug out in one easy lesson. Kerry wanted the shorter name for his plan.
Didn't Kerry, in that magazine article (Rolling Stone? One of those rags, anyway.) say that he was FOR the war in Iraq but did not expect Bush to f*** it up? If so, what of this "I have had only one position on the war" business.
Like all Dumb-o-Crats, no direction, no plans, no ideas, no morals, just BS.
"They spoke about a press report that suggested the United States would hold off on any major combat operations in Iraq until after the Nov. 2 election. "
CENTCOM Press Release
October 12, 2004
Release Number: 04-10-34
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRECISION STRIKE DESTROYS ZARQAWI LOCATION
FALLUJAH, Iraq A center for Abu Musab al Zarqawi terrorist meetings was destroyed today following a successful precision strike.
Multi-National Force-Iraq struck a known Zarqawi location in central Fallujah at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 12. Following the engagement, secondary explosions were reported, indicating the strong liklihood of weapons caches and explosive devices.
http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/news_release.asp?NewsRelease=20041034.txt
I guess CENTCOM didn't get the memo. Let's just pray they got Zarqawi
Notice how the plan that applies to Iraq now would apparently be the same plan if the situation deteriorated to a "Lebanon" prior to a Kerry presidency.
Senator Kerry, Custer had a plan, too. How do we know that your plan is better than his was?
Hannity's "I have a plan" video clips of Kerry were hilarious last night.
Wish I'd seen it. I almost never watch TV.
Senator Kerry, Custer had a plan, too. How do we know that your plan is better than his was?
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THAT is a beautiful comeback. I wish the President would use it in this next debate.
"Our people on the ground, very many of them want more troops," (newly hired Kerry military spokesman) Crowe said. "Why the administration is not doing it, I can't explain." [Kerry] also will listen more to the military and take professional military advice. He's made that clear, and that's hammered into him by all his lieutenants and all his military advisers."
Meanwhile, ( another newly hired Kerry military spokesman) McPeak, who suggested on Friday that a military draft might be needed if Bush is re-elected, continued to blast the president.
If one plus one equals two, it adds up, to me, that it will be
Kerry who will institute a draft.
I'm just reading what they say. I have come to realize that they don't necessarily mean for it to make sense.
..Or that you are capable of ever executing ANY plan since you have never demonstrated any ability to do so.
Pray for W and Our Troops
I have a plan to get us off this island, Lovey.
LOL
The Plan is so secret that Kerry does not know what it is, but it will be revealed when it succeeds.
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