Kerry getting tough?

[tobius]

Los Angeles -- Charging that President Bush's lack of a "comprehensive strategy for victory" in the war on terror has left the country vulnerable to attack, Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry on Friday called for 40,000 additional troops abroad and beefed-up fire and police services at home, along with improved intelligence and diplomacy efforts which he said would help America "win this war we did not seek.''

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/02/28/DEMOCRATS.TMP
a clear effort to undercut sharp GOP criticisms that Kerry's record is weak on defense and national security -- an issue President Bush is expected to emphasize in the coming campaign. <snip>
"Like all Americans, I responded to President Bush's reassuring words in the days after September 11th. But since then, his actions have fallen short,'' Kerry said. "I do not fault George Bush for doing too much in the war on terror; I believe he's done too little. "

Kerry said that to replenish what he called "our overextended military," he would add 40,000 active-duty Army troops, "a temporary increase likely to last the remainder of the decade."

He proposed strengthening "the capacity of intelligence and law enforcement at home" and improving international coalitions "to provide better information and the best chance to target and capture terrorists even before they act."

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. This is a dupe, you are posting it in the wrong forum and he

was not suggesting ADDING troops in IRaq, but enlisting more forces for the portions of armed services that are rotating out. Go to the debate transcript. He made it clear.

[tobius]

3. don't mean to shock you, but where did I mention Iraq?

nt

[orwell]

2. Strategery

He will try to run to the right of the King George in an attempt to flank him on the "soft on defense" charge.

It is a clear strategy to get out in front of the coming attacks.

O

[buckeye1]

4. Kerry is tough!

No cowardly ski bum. He will be a great president.

[Moderator]

5. Locking.

Wrong forum.