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Politics : Proof that John Kerry is Unfit for Command

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To: Sojourner Smith who wrote (5816)9/1/2004 12:53:12 AM
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Kerry Says U.S. Must and Will Win War on Terror
By Greg Frost

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - Seizing upon President Bush (news - web sites)'s remark that the war on terror may never be won, Democratic presidential challenger John Kerry (news - web sites) said on Tuesday the United States will prevail by waging a smarter, more effective campaign.
"We can, we must and we will win the war on terror," Kerry told hundreds of cheering supporters who greeted him at Nashville International Airport before he speaks on Wednesday to the American Legion -- the largest U.S. veterans' group.

"The way to win the war on terror is to fight a smarter, more effective war on terror," Kerry said. "That begins by electing a president to bring other nations to our side to share the responsibilities."

Republicans have made the war on terror a centerpiece of Bush's re-election drive. But Bush's bid to convince Americans they should not change presidents in the middle of a war was damaged by an interview Monday with NBC's "Today" show, when he was asked if the war on terrorism would ever be won.

"I don't think you can win it," Bush replied. "But I think you can create conditions so that those who use terror as a tool are less acceptable in parts of the world."

On Tuesday, Bush sought to explain his earlier remarks by saying the war was not a conventional one but that the United States would win.

Kerry's trip to Nashville -- coming midway through the Republicans' national political convention in New York -- is a break with tradition. Typically, U.S. presidential candidates suspend campaign activities during their opponents' national political conventions.

But Kerry, a decorated Vietnam veteran, chose to interrupt a vacation on the Massachusetts island of Nantucket to address the American Legion a day after Bush spoke to the group. Kerry is expected to deliver a strong critique of Bush's handling of the war in Iraq (news - web sites).
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