Kerry says Bush's handling of North Korea "disgraceful"

[sabra]

http://www.radioiowa.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=3CBCF253-020C-4CDB-AF77EBC61D1E8D07&dbtranslator=local.cfm

Kerry says Bush's handling of North Korea "disgraceful"

Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, just wrapping up a campaign swing through Iowa, says North Korea's boast that they have tested a nuclear bomb shows "the incompetence" of President Bush's foreign policy.

"First of all it represents a threat to the region and the potential for an arms race that involved Japan and South Korea and it is destabilizing, and it is dangerous," Kerry says. "But the second thing and perhaps equally important -- is that it represents a gigantic failure, a complete lapse of focus and of effort by this administration."

Kerry, the Democratic candidate for president who lost to Bush in 2004, says for six years, the Bush Administration has taken an approach -- or as Kerry says "had an attitude" about North Korea -- that has not worked. "There's been a deal that's been possible with North Korea for a number of years. I talked about it during the presidential campaign," Kerry says. "...The Administration has consistently refused to engage in bilateral talks. They've consistently failed to send the kind of negotiating team that Ronald Reagan sent to Gorbachev in Russia and the Soviet Union or Nixon to China. This is a disgraceful failure of leadership and of focus by the (Bush) Administration."

Kerry contends that unless there's face-to-face negotiations between U.S. and North Korean leaders, the situation will only grow more dangerous. "Once again, while they're bogged down in Iraq, they've allowed other dangerous things to evolve," Kerry says. "The incompetence is really beyond description and America is paying for it in our security."

[texpatriot2004]

1. and Kerry is RIGHT! nm

[Blue_In_AK]

12. Kerry is seldom wrong about these things.

I sure wish he was president.

[texpatriot2004]

20. Agreed! nt

[twaddler01]

21. Well,

technically he should be president!

[GusConsultore]

25. world view of north korea as failure of bush policy

Only American MSM doesn't see the link between North Korea and Bush's foreign policy. Rest of world opinion doesn't hesitate to show the cause

http://www.miserywatch.com/2006/10/north_korea_fal.html

[SammyWinstonJack]

2. K & R!

[orpupilofnature57]

3. Korea seems to agree ,save the fear for us Shrub ,it works better.

Korea is insulated from one threat ,Kkkarl.

[bdamomma]

4. Yes, John Kerry we will pay for these mistakes that

Bush is making. * what a stupid and dangerous man.

[Olney Blue]

5. Kerry should be president.

Instead, we have a raving chimp.

[SammyWinstonJack]

7. President Gore should be on his second term, instead we have

a raving, lying, murderous chimp. Now imagine how much better off we and the World would be. :cry:

[Olney Blue]

9. .a raving, lying, murderous, dangerous, ignorant, and feces-flinging chimp

:cry:

[SammyWinstonJack]

16. He's good at flinging feces, for sure. That's all he's good at.

[civildisoBDence]

18. A raving, lying, murderous, arrogant, ignorant, spoiled, powerhungry,

compassionless, anti-science, anti-Constitution, warmongering, duplicitous, imperious, absolutist, stupid, uncurious, elitist, unaccomplished, uncompromising, sanctimonious, self-absorbed, self-aggrandizing motherfucking goddamned chimp.

Whew. I feel better now.

Newsprism

[mnhtnbb]

27. Could I just second that?

[crsharick]

24. Kerry blog back up

For those of you who might be interested, the Kerry blog is officially back up on is website. Stop on over and say hello!

[karynnj]

26. Thanks, it's on Johnkerry.com

[rockymountaindem]

6. I really hope nobody tries to make the argument that this makes

the Republicans look tough on defense or whatever. That's so laughable, it just might persuade some people.

[wisteria]

8. Wow, he is absolutely right. Tough words from a man who actually

knows how things should of been done. This is an absolutely great statement.

[Sensitivity]

10. Great that Kerry is quick to the plate. Party leadership should call

call press conference and line-up behind JK.

[Beetwasher]

11. KICK!! Exactly The Proper Way To Frame This!!!!

I hope where Kerry leads, other Dems will follow and that it gets reported.

[Supersedeas]

13. now that is a strong Dem response!!

[DaveJ]

14. Kerry is playing the fear card...

And rightfully so... more Democrats need to do it before it's too late. But it seems the Fear Card is played better when a chimp is holding it... I guess it sets off a primal trigger or something.

[Beetwasher]

15. Actually, It's The Truth Card

n/t

[NewJeffCT]

19. we should be scared with such incompetence in charge

or, pretending like they're in charge while everything spins out of control...

[AzDar]

17. Kick n/t

[MH1]

22. More...

"This administration runs around the country beating its chest about security and how Democrats won't keep the country secure. They haven't kept it secure," Kerry says.

Exactly. The republicans are all talk, no walk - except walking away. When they aren't running away.

[The Wizard]

23. We should only be so lucky

to only have North Korea as a disgrace. Every foreign and domestic policy of this failed Administration is a disgrace to humanity. It's the biggest collection of thieves, liars, con artists, charlatans, thugs, and scumbags to ever rule any nation anywhere at anytime. The sycophants who still support them could use a few years of electroshock therapy followed by a few more years of peyote therapy. And if all of that doesn't work, a good stiff punch in the face is in order.
If you're not mad as hell and not going to take this anymore...........

[formercia]

28. Japan has many TONS of Plutonium

one of the consequences of a breeder reactor program. Guess who's going to win that arms race?

[_dynamicdems]

29. He's been fighting like Rambo lately.

Keep letting them have it, Senator!

:kick: