Bush did a good job noting that the terrorists are coming to Iraq because Iraq is a central front on the war on terror, and that the foreign terrorists are coming to Iraq to defeat freedom and to stop Iraq from successfully forming a free state. This is a good (and I think accurate) retort to the Kerry claim that Allawi’s comment about terrorists flocking across the borders as simply evidence of failure.
Score another point for the President for addressing Kerry’s “passing the global test” statement in regards to preemptive action. He stumbled a bit on the international criminal court issue.
steven,
you’re doing a good job keeping up.
Comment by Eric — Thursday, September 30, 2024 @ 9:06 pm
Thanks.
Comment by Steven Taylor — Thursday, September 30, 2024 @ 9:08 pm
I’m live-blogging it, relevant excerpt:
Bush didn’t understand what everyone else understood when Kerry defined the “global test”…
Bush is diverging into the International Criminal Court… [America asks: why didn’t he want to join?]
Comment by The Lonewacko Blog — Thursday, September 30, 2024 @ 9:10 pm
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The One Lingering Bite?
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