Kerry Urges Bush to be Bold, Honest on Iraq (Reuters)

[VolcanoJen]

http://wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=848373&tw=wn_wire_story

Excerpt:

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Democratic challenger John Kerry called on Thursday for humility and common sense on Iraq and urged President Bush to make a bold and honest appeal for help to end the chaos.

Fierce fighting not seen since the fall of Saddam Hussein a year ago has raged in Iraq over the past week, as U.S. forces battle both Sunni and Shi'ite militants. At least three dozen American soldiers have been killed since last weekend.

Kerry, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam war, told a town hall meeting in Milwaukee on his economic agenda that he had just seen powerful television images of bloodied American Marines in Iraq scrambling out of their ruined tank.

"It would be inappropriate for me to come here and not say something about what is happening in Iraq and what it means to all of us," he said. "We come here first and foremost to say to our troops how proud we are of them ... even as they carry out a difficult task and a difficult policy."

[alittlelark]

1. Sorry, but * can't oblige.......

he's on vacation.:mad:

[symbolman]

2. By the way

the term "major" was added later - by Winston Smith of the Ministry of Truth.. we've got the additions to the White House and DOD pages that occured LATER on Take Back the Media..

yet it's still being used, I like to call it "Pre-emptive Revisionism" when they do it :)

GO KERRY, tell that schmuck to be humble.. like telling a Fridge to JUMP lol..

[VolcanoJen]

3. Well, I'll take "major" right out of it then...

Winston is one busy little bee, I'm sure... :-(

So, should it just say "Combat Operations have ended?"

ON EDIT: I took the whole line out, until I can discover the truth. :-) Now it just says "Remember May 1st, 2003."

[RobertSeattle]

4. Wasn't it in the headline?

He said "major" in the speech test, but the WH.gov website just had "Combat Operations in Iraq have ended"

http://www.thememoryhole.org/pol/iraq-combat/

[w4rma]

7. Possible origin of the headline: the White House and State Dept. PR folks

President Bush Announces Combat Operations in Iraq Have Ended
President George W. Bush
USS Abraham Lincoln
At Sea Off the Coast of San Diego, California
May 1, 2003

Thank you all very much. Admiral Kelly, Captain Card, officers and sailors of the USS Abraham Lincoln, my fellow Americans: Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed. And now our coalition is engaged in securing and reconstructing that country.
…
http://www.state.gov/p/nea/rls/rm/20203.htm

President Bush Announces Combat Operations in Iraq Have Ended
Event Backgrounder
The President Visits the USS Abraham Lincoln

BACKGROUND
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/05/20030501-6.html

[dArKeR]

5. Second time in 2 days Kerry has said, 'Honest'.

Junior's entire life has been a lie. Why would he start now?
1. Drugs
2. Alcohol
3. DUI
4. Harken insider trading
5. (Flint abortion claim of finding the girl, the doctor...)
6. Father having him put into the National Guard to get out of Vietnam.
7. AWOL from NG duty.
8. What exactly was Junior job with the Texas Rangers?
9. How many tests did he actually take at Yale?
10. Why didn't he ever fly overseas in his child or adult life?
11. Did Junior actually ever fly a jet solo?
12. Why did he use his baby twin girls as an excuse for not telling the public about his drunk driving?

[ultramega]

6. Flynt book is coming out this summer. (illegal abortion)

He supposedly has 4 sworn affadavits about this, including 1 from the doctor who performed the abortion and from one of her friends. The girls last name is Morgan I think.

[Art_from_Ark]

8. Kerry might as well urge tigers to change their stripes