Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004
Bush Ridicules Pro-war Anti-war Kerry
Sen. John Kerry's latest and most spectacular flip-flop on Iraq hasn't escaped President Bush's notice.
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"Almost 220 days after switching positions to declare himself the anti-war candidate, my opponent has found a new nuance," saying he "now agrees it was the right decision to go into Iraq," Bush told thousands of cheering supporters today in Pensacola, Fla.
"After months of questioning my motives and even my credibility, Senator Kerry now agrees with me that even though we have not found the stockpiles of weapons we all believe were there ... he would have voted to go into Iraq and remove Saddam Hussein from power," Bush noted, with former rival Sen. John McCain at his side.
"I want to thank Senator Kerry for clearing that up," the president said.
Introducing the president, McCain said that defeating terrorism "is the great test of our generation." He praised Bush for leading "with great moral clarity."
"He has not wavered. He has not flinched from the hard choices," the senator said.
Bush Ridicules Pro-war Anti-war Kerry
Sen. John Kerry's latest and most spectacular flip-flop on Iraq hasn't escaped President Bush's notice.
Story Continues Below
"Almost 220 days after switching positions to declare himself the anti-war candidate, my opponent has found a new nuance," saying he "now agrees it was the right decision to go into Iraq," Bush told thousands of cheering supporters today in Pensacola, Fla.
"After months of questioning my motives and even my credibility, Senator Kerry now agrees with me that even though we have not found the stockpiles of weapons we all believe were there ... he would have voted to go into Iraq and remove Saddam Hussein from power," Bush noted, with former rival Sen. John McCain at his side.
"I want to thank Senator Kerry for clearing that up," the president said.
Introducing the president, McCain said that defeating terrorism "is the great test of our generation." He praised Bush for leading "with great moral clarity."
"He has not wavered. He has not flinched from the hard choices," the senator said.
