igloo Posted September 17 Report Share Posted September 17 Statement by Former Senator Bob DoleFri Sep 17 2004 00:39:35 ETARLINGTON, VA -- Former Senator Bob Dole issued the following statement: "As Chairman of the Bush-Cheney Veterans Coalition, and as a veteran, I call on John Kerry to demand that MoveOn.org take down their ad depicting a defeated American soldier. It's one thing to debate whether we should take the fight to the terrorists, but depicting an American soldier in effect surrendering in the battle against the terrorists is beyond the pale. I cannot believe that John Kerry, who reminds us daily of his Vietnam service, would possibly approve the disgusting and demoralizing portrayal of American soldiers fighting for us in Iraq, Afghanistan and around the world. John Kerry has raised doubts about our troops' ability to maintain security as well as Iraqi's ability to decide their own future through elections. He has called the allies in Iraq "window dressing." This is all reminiscent of his appearance before a Senate Committee in 1971 where he suggested with nothing but second hand information American GIs were committing atrocities and war crimes of the worst kind in Vietnam. This defeatist attitude undermines the great progress and sacrifices of our men and women in the military and the contributions of our allies who are fighting against terror and standing up for freedom around the world. The politics of pessimism that is being pursued by John Kerry and the extreme liberals demonstrates they are consumed by the past with nothing to offer but attacks on the President's agenda for creating a safer world. John, say it isn't so and denounce this latest effort to divide Americans" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italia23 Posted September 17 Report Share Posted September 17 I really don't think John Kerry should be held responsible for the ads of MoveOn.org. The same goes for Bush and CitizensUnited.org. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtk4 Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 I think he is saying that he should condemn the ads like bush had too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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