Bush breaks silence over 400 tons of missing ammo, "Kerry's wild charges"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

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LITITZ, Pa., Oct. 27 -- The disappearance of nearly 400 tons of explosives in Iraq (news - web sites) dominated the presidential race for a third straight day on Wednesday, as Democratic nominee John F. Kerry accused President Bush (news - web sites) of evading responsibility and the Republican said Kerry was making unsubstantiated charges.

Kerry, traveling in Iowa, scrapped plans to talk about domestic policy to accuse Bush of trying to cover up the failure to secure the explosives in Iraq. "This is a growing scandal and the American people deserve a full and honest explanation of how it happened and what the president is going to do about it," Kerry told supporters in Sioux City. Instead, he said, "we're seeing this White House dodging and bobbing and weaving . . . just as they've done each step of the way in our involvement in Iraq."

Bush, breaking two days of silence on the issue, told supporters at a rally here that Kerry was making "wild charges" about the missing munitions and was "denigrating the action of our troops and commanders in the field without knowing the facts."

"Our military is now investigating a number of possible scenarios, including that the explosives may have been moved before our troops even arrived at the site," Bush said, adding: "A political candidate who jumps to conclusions without knowing the facts is not a person you want as your commander in chief." That Bush addressed the issue at all -- on Tuesday he only glared at a reporter who inquired about the matter -- reflected the prominence the weapons have gained in the final days of the presidential race, when every moment is precious to the campaigns. Kerry has used the situation to question Bush's terrorism-fighting credentials, and the matter has crowded out the subjects Bush is raising, particularly an appeal to Democrats.



"Boxing promoter Don King, right, stands behind President Bush , left, as they pose for photos during the president's meeting with African-American leaders before a campaign rally at the Pontiac Silverdome Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004, in Pontiac, Mich. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) AP - 2 hours, 20 minutes ago"

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. Kerry knows the facts.

So does everybody else. How many more of these chimp failures can this country take?

[kikiek]

2. The irony is too much to bear! The guy who rushed to war on bad

intelligence says that someone who jumps to conclusions shouldn't be president. He just unendorsed himself. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

[Philosophy]

4. Kerry campaign should definitely do an ad with that quote

Too easy.

[kikiek]

5. Yeah it probably will be one. They're right on it this time. I love it.

[Mugsy]

11. Video online

I posted the video on my website (opening popup).

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[Blue_Roses]

3. Don King...

what a joke...

[goclark]

6. How many came to hear and see these two losers?

[Warren DeMontague]

7. Maybe I'm Going To Miss This Kind Of Fun...

...NAAAAH.

[RevCheesehead]

9. OMG! Is that Lyle Lovett and Clarence Thomas???

Looks like Chimpy's been hitting the Grecian Formula again (top photo).

[Warren DeMontague]

Actually, the more I look at it...

With That Hair, Don King kinda looks like Daniel Ortega with a very deep tan.

[killbotfactory]

8. Duh.. derr... THE RUSSIONS TOOK EM!

Asshat.

[meow2u3]

10. Wild charges?! Can you say, projection?

This is coming from the wild animal in the White House, who himself is making those wild charges about Kerry making "wild charges"!

[chookie]

12. Brazen, utter shamelessness

He said things like, "Imagine a Commander in Chief who doesn't think through things before he makes decisions!"

YEAH GEORGE WE KNOW!! That's why we're bootin' yer ass out next Tuesday, you creep.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

13. Perfect Pair in the Photo!

Bush has done to our Presidency what Don King did to Boxing.

[Paul Lazzaro]

14. Jeez, what a fuckin' surprise!

Although I do give Bush credit for running the first entirely negative campaign in history by a Presidential incumbant! Four years of total fuck ups everywhere and here he is neck and neck with a superior opponent...

America needs to seriously psycho-analyze itself...

[KelleyKramer]

15. 750,000 lbs missing and JUST NOW they are checking???

Bush said:

"Our military is now investigating a number of possible scenarios, including that the explosives may have been moved before our troops even arrived at the site,"

They waited a year and a half???!!

I can see it now.. 'Mr Bush, the generals say there were almost a million pounds of very hi-grade explosives stolen, what do you suggest we do?...

BUSH: Ahh, we'll get to it later, in a few years.. check back in the year 2006 or 2007.

This whole Bush gang are incompetent on an epic scale.. SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, VOTE BUSH OUT!!