John Kerry Statement on Bush's Speech on Iraq

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http://www.johnkerry.com/news/speeches/spc_2003_0907b.html

September  07,  2003

“Tonight, the President offered glowing rhetoric but few specifics on how we will erase the mismanagement of this Administration in Iraq – a mismanagement that has cost America precious lives and valuable time in securing a plan to win the peace.

“The President must now do what he should have done before the war began and go to the United Nations and our allies to build a true international coalition to share the burden of securing and rebuilding Iraq despite the Administration’s abysmal record of doing just that.

“How do we get others involved to take the target off the back of American soldiers?  How will we assure our soldiers they won’t be overextended?  How do we end the sense of occupation in Iraq? 

Other than telling the country that this will be expensive, the President did very little to demonstrate he has a true plan.  This President must offer more specifics on these and other important questions if he is to build the legitimacy and consent of this nation and our neighbors throughout the world to win the peace in Iraq and win the global war on terror.”