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To: Joe NYC who wrote (191798)	6/26/2004 12:04:57 PM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 1574029

A small group of us met with Kerry in summer, 2002 and asked about Iraq. I was the moderate, undecided about it. Kerry told us that first of all Bushies were going to invade no matter what. He got that from Tony Blair's defense chief. He told us Bush had been planning the invasion even before he was elected. Number two, Kerry stated that while he had strong reservations he wanted to make sure Saddam was disarmed so he would go along with it so long as Bush kept his promises. Those promises were exactly what Bush SHOULD have done but didn't do. (post-invasion plan, larger coalition, UN cooperation, only invade as last resort). Bush broke all his promises. Kerry had promised to hold Bush's feet to the fire if he broke them. I think he knew Bush would. So Kerry was not only 100% right about Iraq, he has the moral authority to hold Bush accountable. Also now see Bush fli-flop and try to copy Kerry's position on Iraq. Too late though. We need a new president. Only Kerry can implement the Kerry Doctrine in Iraq.

To: Joe NYC who wrote (191798)	6/26/2004 1:28:28 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574029

Bush Declares End to Iraq Rift at EU Summit Sat Jun 26, 2004 12:03 PM ET (Page 1 of 2) By Steve Holland NEWMARKET-ON-FERGUS, Ireland (Reuters) - President Bush declared an end on Saturday to Western rifts over Iraq but won little in his search for European military help and took heat over prisoner abuse. "The bitter differences of the war are over," Bush told a news conference, which was delayed by anti-American protests staged around the lightning U.S.-EU summit in Ireland. Fenced off from his detractors by 2,000 soldiers and 4,000 police -- a third of the Irish security forces -- Bush holed up in a picturesque western Irish castle with European Union leaders before flying to Turkey ahead of a NATO summit. An EU-NATO commitment to train Iraqi security forces was the most concrete sign of any new transatlantic unity. But it fell way short of Washington's original goal of getting NATO troops into Iraq, and diplomats said it may be just the lowest common denominator the two sides can live with. With the return of U.S. body bags denting his re-election chances in November, Bush challenged European partners in the NATO military alliance to help him end the U.S.-led occupation. "NATO has the capability and I believe the responsibility to help the Iraqi people defeat the terrorist threat that's facing their country," Bush said. "The faster the Iraqis take over their own security needs, the faster the mission will end." In their private talks and a joint U.S.-EU statement, European leaders made clear their disquiet over both the detention of terror suspects in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and the U.S. military abuse of prisoners at Iraq's Abu Ghraib jail. The statement pointedly stressed "the need for full respect of the Geneva Conventions." Bush responded that the Abu Ghraib scandal made him "sick." Continued ... © Reuters 2004. All Rights Reserved. reuters.com