Kerry: Bush Policies Encourage Terror Recruitment

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Democratic White House challenger John Kerry (news - web sites) said on Monday President Bush (news - web sites)'s policies had encouraged recruitment of terrorists and failed to make the United States as safe as as it ought to be.


With Washington and New York on "high risk" alert after intelligence warnings of al Qaeda threats to attack the New York Stock Exchange (news - web sites), World Bank (news - web sites) and International Monetary Fund (news - web sites), Kerry criticized Bush for not moving fast enough to implement the Sept. 11 commission's recommendations.

"Here we are today almost three years after Sept. 11 and we still don't have a national director of intelligence," Kerry told firefighters and first responders in Grand Rapids. The Massachusetts senator accused Bush of stonewalling creation of the panel that "you had to struggle to empower" and then dragging his feet on embracing proposals that Kerry himself had long ago suggested.

The president, who had been cool to the idea of an intelligence czar and initially opposed setting up the commission itself, announced on Monday he supported the recommendation, but called for the position to be independent of the White House. "We need leadership, not followship," Kerry said. "It's time we had leadership that acted with the sense of urgency and comprehensiveness necessary to make your lives safer every single day."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=584&e=1&u=/nm/20040802/pl_nm/campaign_kerry_dc

[jpgray]

1. That's an ace attack on Bush.

But it's so damn easy to do--if only the media would fairly report on these things.

[CarolynEC]

2. It's about damned time

I understand all the "high road" talk for public consumption, but the fact is JK has to start throwing punches at some point.

Too many people confuse "aggressive" with "negative," but there's nothing wrong with discussing the FACTS of Bush's failures.

We're all sunk if the "Son of Gore" campaigners have their way right up to November.

Encouraging to see JK turning it up a notch.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

3. Bush Words Encourage Terror: "Bring it On"

Macho man Bush invites it.

[shraby]

4. It's beautiful!

Kerry is turning Bush's words against him then saying he could do the job better. Bush DID drag his feet kicking and screaming into forming the 9/11 commission.

[Beetwasher]

5. Direct Hit Midship!

Let's hope this gets some play!

[Child_Of_Isis]

8. it has gotten plenty of play today

every time I look at the tele John Kerry is beating the bush. (ouchie, ouchie ouchie) Their terror alert days are over, peeps! From now on, when they call it, they better know what the hell they are talking about because Kerry will be on them like white on rice.

[Poiuyt]

6. We need to get some bumber stickers!

A vote for Bush is a vote for al Qaeda

[Renew Deal]

7. We didn't like it when they did it to Kerry

we shouldn't do it to them. But there are other messages that make the same point.

[struggle4progress]

9. kick

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