Kerry attacks Bush for `arrogance' in foreign affairs

[Spazito]

Though Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites) planned to focus his appearance here Tuesday on the issue of high gasoline prices, a question from the audience provoked a sharp comment on the Bush administration's Iraq (news - web sites) policy.


"It is an unbelievable statement about the failure of the diplomacy of this president and this administration" that Europe and the Arab countries have sat on their hands even though they are more threatened by the prospect of Iraq as a failed state than the U.S., Kerry said.

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"That tells you everything about the arrogance and ineptness of this administration that needs to be changed," said Kerry, the Massachusetts senator who is the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

For many weeks, Kerry has been reluctant to forcefully attack the Bush administration at every turn for its actions in Iraq.

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[FleshCartoon]

1. Quiet, please!

Rope-a-dope in progress.

:spank:

[amber dog democrat]

2. And Kerry is being diplomatic when he says it.

What he really means is IGNORANCE in foreign affairs. Maybe they go hand in hand.

[ithacan]

3. it's actually both ignorance AND arrogance

and that's a very dangerous combination, as we're seeing.