WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Kerry-Edwards spokesperson Chad Clanton made the following statement in response to the latest Bush-Cheney ad (Global Test):
"There's a reason why the Bush campaign is putting up this completely false ad. They know the president failed to make his case across the stage with John Kerry at the debate. Now they're flat out lying to try and repair the damage done. President Bush knows good and well that John Kerry said when it comes to America's national security, he'll never give a veto to any other country. John Kerry will take any action necessary to protect the United States from immediate danger."
THE FACTS:
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=37350In the debate:
Kerry: No president, though all of American history, has ever ceded, and nor would I, the right to preempt in any way necessary to protect the United States of America.
But if and when you do it, Jim,
you have to do it in a way that passes the test, that passes the global test where your countrymen, your people understand fully why you're doing what you're doing and you can prove to the world that you did it for legitimate reasons. Bush:
"As a matter of fact, this is a global effort. We're facing a group of folks who have such hatred in their heart, they'll strike anywhere, with any means.
And that's why it's essential that we have strong alliances, and we do."
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