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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (185132)3/19/2004 12:01:50 AM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1572145
 
And just like that, Kerry denies any link between Iraq and Madrid:

sfgate.com.

OK, maybe not a denial, but at least a distancing from what Dean said. Kerry doesn't want to come out and say what he truly thinks, because he'll be toast if he does.


Huh? Al Qaeda said that's why they bombed the train in Madrid.

Kerry was stupid to say anything.........as well as to listen anything the Bush administration says on the matter.

ted



To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (185132)3/19/2004 7:09:01 AM
From: Road Walker  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1572145
 
South Korea Balks at Sending Troops to Northern Iraq; Latest Ally to Waver on War

By Hans Greimel Associated Press Writer
Published: Mar 19, 2004

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea on Friday became the latest U.S. ally in Iraq to balk at sending troops to an increasingly violent peacekeeping effort, scrapping plans for a mission to the Iraqi hotspot of Kirkuk.
South Korea promised to eventually dispatch the 3,600 troops earmarked for Iraq, but only after it finds a safer location. The government, already worried about terrorism at home, cited security concerns in Kirkuk and U.S. pressure to participate in "offensive operations."

The mission, originally scheduled for as early as next month, would make South Korea the largest coalition partner behind the United States and Britain. Deployment will now be delayed, possibly into the summer...