Polls show Bush losing public support on Iraq ,
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"Polls show Bush losing public support on Iraq
dropping to 42 percent earlier this month from 59 percent six
months ago, according to a Pew Research Center
survey.
Kerry, referring to critics' claims that the president's
decision to invade Iraq was based on faulty evidence,
promised immediate reforms of the U.S. intelligence
system so "policy is guided by facts, and facts are never
distorted by politics."
He expanded his criticism far beyond Iraq as he sought
to draw a contrast with the president on the national
security issues he has placed at the core of his
challenge for the White House.
Kerry vowed to reverse policies that send U.S. jobs
overseas and promised to expand health care, improve
education and "fight a smarter, more effective war"
against terror.
"In these dangerous days there is a right way and a
wrong way to be strong," he said. "Strength is more
than tough words."
When he cited U.S. job losses, rising health care costs,
pollution and homelessness under Bush, Kerry
repeated the phrase: "America can do better. And help
is on the way."
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press
Writer
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