Bill Hodges
01-28-2004, 03:32 AM
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2004 1:02 p.m. EST
Kerry: Bush Better Than Clinton on Iraq
In an attempt to justify his vote in favor of the October 2002 Iraq war resolution, Sen. John Kerry found himself inadvertently defending President Bush on Monday, saying he backed the measure because he thought President Clinton hadn't used enough force against Iraq.
"All of a sudden in 1998, Saddam Hussein doesn't cooperate, Bill Clinton pulls our [weapons] inspectors out so we could bomb for four or five days. Which we did," Kerry told a Keene, N.H., crowd.
But in quotes picked up by the New York Sun, Kerry then complained: "That's it. End of story. Saddam Hussein is left alone. No inspectors go back in."
When the Bush administration presented the same evidence President Clinton used to justify the 1998 attack, Kerry said he was compelled to authorize the use of force because he had tried and failed to persuade Clinton to do the same thing.
"So, George Bush brings a legitimate security issue before the Congress in 2002," the Democratic front-runner told the crowd. "Am I supposed to turn away and ignore what I said in 1998, what I thought Clinton should have done?"
CLIQUE HERE:MAKE UP YOUR MIND, JOHN KERRY... (http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/1/27/134653.shtml)
Kerry: Bush Better Than Clinton on Iraq
In an attempt to justify his vote in favor of the October 2002 Iraq war resolution, Sen. John Kerry found himself inadvertently defending President Bush on Monday, saying he backed the measure because he thought President Clinton hadn't used enough force against Iraq.
"All of a sudden in 1998, Saddam Hussein doesn't cooperate, Bill Clinton pulls our [weapons] inspectors out so we could bomb for four or five days. Which we did," Kerry told a Keene, N.H., crowd.
But in quotes picked up by the New York Sun, Kerry then complained: "That's it. End of story. Saddam Hussein is left alone. No inspectors go back in."
When the Bush administration presented the same evidence President Clinton used to justify the 1998 attack, Kerry said he was compelled to authorize the use of force because he had tried and failed to persuade Clinton to do the same thing.
"So, George Bush brings a legitimate security issue before the Congress in 2002," the Democratic front-runner told the crowd. "Am I supposed to turn away and ignore what I said in 1998, what I thought Clinton should have done?"
CLIQUE HERE:MAKE UP YOUR MIND, JOHN KERRY... (http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/1/27/134653.shtml)