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October 30, 2004
| bin Laden Tape Stirs Up Campaigns

The campaigns react to the tapes and to each other:

Democratic presidential challenger John Kerry vowed to “hunt down and destroy” Osama bin Laden if he is elected and criticised President George Bush for failing to capture the al-Qaeda leader who threatened new attacks in a videotape aired on Friday.

[…].

In his formal statement Kerry said: “In response to this tape of Osama bin Laden, let me just make it clear, crystal clear. As Americans we are united in our determination to hunt down and destroy Osama bin Laden and the terrorists.”

“They are barbarians, I will stop at absolutely nothing to hunt down, capture or kill the terrorists wherever they are, whatever it takes.”

[…]

“I regret that when George Bush had the opportunity in Afghanistan at Tora Bora, he didn’t use our forces to hunt down and kill Osama bin Laden. He outsourced to the war lords.”

Bush reacted to Kerry’s words:

“This is the worst kind of Monday-morning quarterbacking….It is especially shameful in light of the new tape by America’s enemy.”

Bush vowed after the tape aired that “Americans will not be intimidated or influenced by an enemy of our country.”



Posted by Michele at October 30, 2004 06:01 AM | TrackBack
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..one things for sure he can smell the money……..

Posted by: Rob_NC [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 30, 2004 07:24 AM

And I’m totally disappointed with Bush’s lame-O response. He should be holding a press conference right NOW acknowledging OBL’s endorsement of John Kerry and characterizing the tape as Wretchard has, as an offer of a truce, which of course he should reject in the strongest terms possible.

:jackson

Posted by: jackson zed [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 30, 2004 10:16 AM

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