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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: J. C. Dithers who wrote (605246)	8/18/2004 9:10:21 AM
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Kerry Slams Bush Troop Recall Plan Aug. 18, 2004 Critics Assail Bush's GI Plan ) A sign of just how competitive the race has become was reflected by the fact that Kerry will campaign during the GOP convention, thereby bucking the tradition of suspending campaigning during the opposing party's national convention. helicopter the stage to address employees at the Boeing : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CBS/AP) Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Wednesday that President Bush might hinder the war on terror and other aspects of national security with his proposal to recall as many as 70,000 troops from Cold War-era bases in Europe and Asia. In a speech prepared for the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Kerry contended that Mr. Bush's policy would dangerously reduce forces at a time when the nation is fighting the al Qaeda terrorist network in 60 countries across the globe, according to a campaign statement. Kerry said the redeployment would undermine relations with U.S. allies needed to help fight in Iraq and in the war on terror. It also would endanger national security as the United States is working to deter North Korea's nuclear program, he said. "North Korea has built up their nuclear weapons program over the past three years," said a statement from the Kerry campaign. "Why would we pull back our troops and give North Korea something for nothing?" The Kerry campaign statement also said the redeployment does nothing to relieve the problem of an overextended military in Iraq. It cited a Congressional Budget Office report that said a large reduction of the U.S. military presence overseas could cost $7 billion up front, although the same report said annual savings could be more than $1 billion. Mr. Bush announced his redeployment plan before an earlier session of the same convention of the VFW, a conservative group meeting in a GOP-leaning city. On Tuesday, Mr. Bush launched a defense-related attack on Kerry. Without mentioning his Democratic rival by name, the president said those who oppose his missile defense program "don't understand the threats of the 21st century," reports CBS News Correspondent Mark Knoller. "We say to those tyrants who believe they can blackmail America and the free world: 'You fire, we're going to shoot it down,'" Mr. Bush said. Addressing workers at defense contractor Boeing in the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bush said those who oppose missile defense are "living in the past. We're living in the future. We're going to do what's necessary to protect this country." Kerry, the Democratic presidential nominee, has indicated he would rein in spending on the project. Mr. Bush is riding his campaign bus through the Upper Midwest on Wednesday - then heading to a week at his Texas ranch. It will be the president's third Wisconsin bus trip this year. It starts in Chippewa Falls and meanders across northwest Wisconsin, then crosses the border to St. Paul, Minnesota. That's a state he's visited three times in the last month alone. Polls rate both states too close to call — suggesting a possible repeat of four years ago, when Mr. Bush lost Wisconsin by just 6,000 votes, and Minnesota by just two percentage points. After the tour, Bush heads to Texas to spend a week at his ranch — resting up, mapping strategy and working on the speech he'll give at the GOP convention in New York. A sign of just how competitive the race has become was reflected by the fact that Kerry will campaign during the GOP convention, thereby bucking the tradition of suspending campaigning during the opposing party's national convention. Kerry plans to speak to the American Legion convention in Nashville on Sept. 1, in the middle of the GOP gathering. Kerry spokeswoman Allison Dobson said it's the only event he has scheduled during the Republican convention in New York City.