Kerry calls Cheney's remarks outrageous and shameful [View All]

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<WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrat John Kerry sought to link the Iraq war to U.S. economic woes Wednesday, calling President George W. Bush's move against Baghdad a "catastrophic choice" that so far has drained $200 billion US in needed resources at home.

At the same time, Democrats intensified their criticism of Vice-President Dick Cheney for suggesting a Kerry victory in the election could provoke another terrorist attack on the United States. "It's wrong and it's un-American," said Kerry's running mate John Edwards.

The Democrat called on Bush to renounce Cheney's comments.

Kerry responded hours later after an appearance in Minneapolis, saying the comment shows Bush and Cheney will say anything and do anything to win the election.

"It is outrageous and shameful to make the war on terror an instrument of their politics in this race," Kerry said in an interview with a CBS-affiliated television station. "I defended this country when I was a young man, and they chose not to. And I will defend this country as president of the United States. Let that be clear." >

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