they dug up kerry's position DURING Torra BORA...
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Saturday, October 23, 2004
THE RAW DEAL: Kerry's Election Amnesia
"John Kerry will say and do anything for political gain, and his election amnesia on the most important issues facing our country reveals his opportunism. Kerry praised our military's actions at TORA BORA when the fighting was taking place, but when the election is ten days away and Kerry smells a political opportunity, that same battle is the first thing he criticizes. His hypocrisy is no surprise from a candidate who voted against body armor for troops for his own political benefit."
- Steve Schmidt, Bush-Cheney '04 Spokesman
Kerry Now Says The President "Outsourced" The US Military At TORA BORA And Allowed Bin Laden To Escape. KERRY: "And let me just look you in the eye and tell you squarely, when this president had an opportunity to go capture Osama bin Laden or kill him in the mountains of Afghanistan, he did the same thing with that job that he did with your jobs: he outsourced it to Afghan warlords." (Sen. John Kerry, Remarks At A Campaign Event, Pueblo, CO, 10/23/04)
In December 2001, During Fighting At TORA BORA, Kerry Said: "I Think We Have Been Doing This Pretty Effectively And We Should Continue To Do It That Way." CALLER: "Hello. Yes, I would like to ask the panel why they don't use napalm or flamethrowers on those tunnels and caves up there in Afghanistan?" KING: "Senator Kerry?" CALLER: "My golly, I think they could smoke him out." KING: "Senator Kerry?" KERRY: "Well, I think it depends on where you are tactically. They may well be doing that at some point in time. But for the moment, what we are doing, I think, is having its impact and it is the best way to protect our troops and sort of minimalize the proximity, if you will. I think we have been doing this pretty effectively and we should continue to do it that way." (CNN's "Larry King Live," 12/14/01)
Kerry Just 12 Days After TORA BORA Ended: "He Is Elusive. I Think They Are Doing The Maximum Amount Right Now Possible To Try To Track [Osama] Down." KERRY: "The bottom line is that the closest we came [to bin Laden] was in TORA BORA. I do think some people have asked some questions about how that particular component of the mission sort of played out. But the fact is that it is a difficult place. He is elusive. I think they are doing the maximum amount right now possible to try to track [Osama] down. And it is an extraordinarily hard thing for him to hide somewhere. I mean, over a period of time, I think, he is in trouble." (CNN's "Late Edition," 1/20/02; "US Ends Bin Laden Hunt In TORA BORA," The Guardian, 1/8/02) |
