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| al-Kerry Accuses Bush of Plotting to Call-up Reservists Right After Election |
| 2004-09-17 |
| EFL. Barf-bag required. Via DRUDGEREPORT.com ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Democratic Sen. John Kerry on Friday accused the Bush administration of hiding a plan to mobilize more National Guard and reserve troops after the election while glossing over a worsening conflict in Iraq. "He won't tell us what congressional If he's hiding it, what evidence do YOU have showing it to be true? Nothing yet? Then pay me a dollar and I'll type it up for you in Word. The Democratic presidential candidate listed examples where he sees Bush misleading voters about Iraq, seeking to turn the conflict into a liability for Bush even as the president polishes his credentials as the best candidate to deter terrorists and protect the nation. Kerry portrayed the president as out of touch with a serious and dangerous situation. "With all due respect to the president, (Something you know nothing about, Kerry) has he turned on the evening news lately? Does he read the newspapers?" Kerry said. "Does he really know what's happening? Is he talking about the same war that the rest of us are talking about?" Are you? This guy has more gall than Slick Willy. Too bad Willy could pull it off. The only thing you're pulling is your pud, Kerry. |
| Posted by:Chris W. |
| #17 You don't have enough troops in Iraq! [despite the fact that we whooped their freakin army in a couple of weeks, I guess he meant French troops] You might call up more troops! [wait...that would imply you were wrong the first time, bub as the Frenchies still can't find the keys to their tank] |
| Posted by: Brutus 2004-09-17 11:55:07 PM |
| #16 The OIF III / OEF rotation is scheduled to start in the November timeframe and carry on throught hte first of the year - it has been planned for months. Roughly 50% of the troops in the rotation are Reservists and NG. There is nothing new in this - Kerry is getting very bold with his deception. |
| Posted by: JP 2004-09-17 11:10:26 PM |
| #15 The Islamic terrorists slithering all over Iraq must love it when Kerry gives a speech. |
| Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-09-17 10:58:32 PM |
| #14 #13 That is putting it straight.But what is he talking about when NG units have been called up in July and now this month ? We are rotating units already including Marines. |
| Posted by: crazyhorse 2004-09-17 10:28:32 PM |
| #13 Okay, so Mr. "Secret Plan" Kerry is accusing his opponent of having a secret plan. If that's true, sKerry just leaked state secrets. If it's not, he just lied. Again. |
| Posted by: Tom 2004-09-17 8:00:32 PM |
| #12 At least he's not repeating the Bush wants to draft you nonsense Give him time. As for Kerry's "anouncement", you have to wonder what he thinks the Bush administration would DO with the troops. If the call-up is only to be announced after the election, as far as I can tell it would take a month or two to get the logistics worked out, have everyone ready, and move them to, I dunno, anywhere. If Kerry wins (God help us), then by the time the troops are mobilized and in place, Bush will be out of office. And if Kerry's repeating something from the national security briefings he's getting, then tomorrow the administration should state what the idea was -- rotation of units makes sense. Then they should carefully point out that Kerry just leaked matters he had sworn not to. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-09-17 7:48:50 PM |
| #11 "Worst case would be that the Pentagon is indeed making plans for serious post-election action in Iran or Syria..." This sounds to me more like plain, old ordinary rotation of units. A lot of reserve and NG units went over to Iraq for one-year deployments in the Nov. 2003 - Mar. 2004 time frame, and I'd imagine other units currently stateside will be taking their place soon. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2004-09-17 7:28:15 PM |
| #10 Worst case would be that the Pentagon is indeed making plans for serious post-election action in Iran or Syria (it'd make sense to deny it) -- and Kerry sees this secret information as an opportunity to strike another despicable pose in his campaign. Sending such a signal to the enemy is what? starts with a T and rhymes with Amazon. |
| Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever) 2004-09-17 7:01:14 PM |
| #9 ....what evidence do YOU have showing it to be true? Didn't you know, Chris? Kerry has several Top Secret memos that Dan Rather faxed to him using his Kinko account.;-) |
| Posted by: GK 2004-09-17 6:57:14 PM |
| #8 At least he's not repeating the Bush wants to draft you nonsense others in his party have been mouthing off about. Probably because of the long list of Democrat names on the draft bill currently in a comma in Congress. |
| Posted by: RJ Schwarz 2004-09-17 6:34:17 PM |
| #7 Logic is hard. |
| Posted by: Boston Barbie 2004-09-17 6:30:35 PM |
| #6 CH: So much for the plot. John Kerry has a problem with basic honesty. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-09-17 6:19:07 PM |
| #5 September 16, 2004 Nebraska reservists called up Associated Press NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — More than 90 Army Reserve soldiers from the North Platte-based 1013th Quartermaster Company have been called to active duty overseas, the Army announced Wednesday. It is the second group of soldiers from the 1013th to be activated for Operation Iraqi Freedom since July, when 25 soldiers were called up. The company provides shower and laundry support, including repairing uniforms and tents. So much for the plot. |
| Posted by: crazyhorse 2004-09-17 6:07:07 PM |
| #4 The guy's being misleading again. This is an ongoing thing. Reservists and National Guard troops are serving in Iraq today. Nothing new about this. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-09-17 6:03:52 PM |
| #3 It's not true JFK but we know about your plan, cut and run Kerry. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-09-17 6:00:18 PM |
| #2 Hey, enemies! Yoo-hoo! Over here! Here's our tactical plans for the next six months. The CinC doesn't want 'em to leak out....but I don't care, I just wanna be elected! Moron. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-09-17 6:00:12 PM |
| #1 If he's hiding it, why are we discussing it? and The Democratic presidential candidate listed examples where he sees Bush misleading voters about Iraq Of course, Lurchie, you can't mislead because you can point to a statement that will be somewhere along the spectrum from absolute appeasing pacifist to support of the Prez. You can legitamately say that you have stated that position before, no matter what that position is. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-09-17 5:56:01 PM |