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FishForLunch · 09-22-2004, 11:42 PM

You know Kerry is in trouble when even the AP starts pointing out flip flops.

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Kerry nixes more troops for Iraq

Wed Sep 22, 6:48 PM ET Add Politics - AFP to My Yahoo!

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites), who has warned of deepening chaos in Iraq (news - web sites), said he would not send additional US troops even if turmoil persists into next year.

In an interview with National Public Radio, Kerry reiterated "there's no way" he would have gone to war knowing Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) posed no imminent threat with weapons of mass destruction and had no ties to Al-Qaeda terrorists.

Kerry said the United States could not cut-and-run after the March 2003 invasion. "Not having a failed state in Iraq, it seems to me, is important to our country's security," he said.

But he virtually closed the door on sending additional US troops to Iraq if he has no success in his plan to replace some of the 140,000 US personnel with soldiers from other countries and Iraqi security forces.

"I do not intend to increase troops," said the Massachusetts senator, running in the November 2 election to unseat President George W. Bush (news - web sites).

"I intend to get the process in place that I described and I believe as a new president, with new credibility, with a fresh start, that I have the ability to be able to change the dynamics on the ground."

Kerry again recognized that there was little immediate enthusiasm among other countries for sending troops to Iraq but blamed this on what he called Bush's inept and "arrogant" diplomacy.

"This president has so little credibility and so little ability to bring those countries to our side that you can't do it," he said. "I acknowledge it is a difficult task. But it is the only way, ultimately, to be successful."

But the Democrat's staunch refusal to consider sending more US troops contrasted with his remarks in a televised interview in April, when he also spoke of resistance among US allies to putting boots on the ground in Iraq.

"If it requires more troops in order to create the stability that eliminates the chaos that can provide the groundwork for other countries, that's what we have to do," he said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

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FishForLunch Platinum Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,011	RE:Kerry Has one position on Iraq You know Kerry is in trouble when even the AP starts pointing out flip flops. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kerry nixes more troops for Iraq Wed Sep 22, 6:48 PM ET Add Politics - AFP to My Yahoo! WASHINGTON (AFP) - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites), who has warned of deepening chaos in Iraq (news - web sites), said he would not send additional US troops even if turmoil persists into next year. In an interview with National Public Radio, Kerry reiterated "there's no way" he would have gone to war knowing Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) posed no imminent threat with weapons of mass destruction and had no ties to Al-Qaeda terrorists. Kerry said the United States could not cut-and-run after the March 2003 invasion. "Not having a failed state in Iraq, it seems to me, is important to our country's security," he said. But he virtually closed the door on sending additional US troops to Iraq if he has no success in his plan to replace some of the 140,000 US personnel with soldiers from other countries and Iraqi security forces. "I do not intend to increase troops," said the Massachusetts senator, running in the November 2 election to unseat President George W. Bush (news - web sites). "I intend to get the process in place that I described and I believe as a new president, with new credibility, with a fresh start, that I have the ability to be able to change the dynamics on the ground." Kerry again recognized that there was little immediate enthusiasm among other countries for sending troops to Iraq but blamed this on what he called Bush's inept and "arrogant" diplomacy. "This president has so little credibility and so little ability to bring those countries to our side that you can't do it," he said. "I acknowledge it is a difficult task. But it is the only way, ultimately, to be successful." But the Democrat's staunch refusal to consider sending more US troops contrasted with his remarks in a televised interview in April, when he also spoke of resistance among US allies to putting boots on the ground in Iraq. "If it requires more troops in order to create the stability that eliminates the chaos that can provide the groundwork for other countries, that's what we have to do," he said on NBC's "Meet the Press."