Andy
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From: Robert Munn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 5:33 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: The politicization of the Iraq War
Apropos to the politics of war in Iraq, check out this excerpt from an
article in the Washington Times:
http://www.washtimes.com/national/inbeltway.htm
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Inside the Beltway
By John McCaslin
Kerry out attack
During a 1997 debate on CNN's "Crossfire," Sen. John Kerry, now the
Democratic presidential nominee, made the case for launching a pre-emptive
attack against Iraq.
So reveals Rep. Peter King, New York Republican, who appeared with Mr.
Kerry on the program.
Mr. King says the U.N. Security Council had just adopted a resolution
against Iraq that was watered down at the behest of the French and the
Russians. Yet the candidate who now criticizes President Bush for ignoring
French and Russian objections to the Iraq war blasted the two countries,
claiming that they were compromised by their business dealings with Baghdad.
"We know we can't count on the French. We know we can't count on the
Russians," said Mr. Kerry. "We know that Iraq is a danger to the United
States, and we reserve the right to take pre-emptive action whenever we feel
it's in our national interest."
While no "Crossfire" transcripts from 1997 are available, Mr. King in
recent days produced a tape of the show, sharing it with New York radio host
Monica Crowley for broadcast, and this Inside the Beltway column for
publication. Stay tuned.
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I would like to see what context Kerry's comments were made in. My guess is
that his comments were made regarding small scale military action against Iraq
by U.S. fighter jets in response to violations of the no-fly zone. Even money
that this sound bite ends up in an RNC or Bush campaign ad in October.
>http://newyorker.com/talk/content/?040927ta_talk_packer
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