Kerry's Blood Is Boiling

John Kerry Calls on President Bush to Do Right By Troops

At a lunch in Des Moines, IA today John Kerry said, “I just learned something that makes my blood boil, that the Bush Administration is considering cutting the pay of our troops in Iraq. If it’s part of a cruel game of Washington budgeting, it’s an abuse of our soldiers.

If it’s not, and the Bush Administration is really considering cutting the pay of the men and women they asked to serve, then it’s a betrayal of our troops. We depend on these men and women to do difficult things in dangerous places -- they should be able to depend on us as well.”

“We have 148,00 troops in Iraq in 127 degree heat who are in danger of losing their lives everyday and the Pentagon is talking about cutting their pay.

“The Bush Administration says they just can’t afford it. Well if they can’t afford to pay our soldiers in harm’s way and support the families they left behind, then they better get their priorities straight. If they can’t afford to keep faith with our soldiers then their priorities are wrong for America.”

“The Bush Administration questions the patriotism of those who ask questions about how you win a war, but I know no deeper violation of patriotism than dishonoring those who wear the uniform of our nation and breaking our promises to our soldiers.

“If this Administration is even floating this idea, President Bush ought to make it right by the end of the day.”

http://www.johnkerry.com/news/releases/pr_2003_0814.html

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A firery speech and he's almost to his goal on the W's roadtrip. I like that piece of campaigning. It's a great fundraising idea.

I like what Dean had to say too (where he said that people like Cheney are getting large tax cuts while our troops are getting pay cuts).

This is what we have to do: come together and launch our anger at the chickenhawks in the White House.

And good job on the "W's Roadtrip" campaign, Kerry!

Joe had a REP on saying he was for giving the money and so was DOD and Prez.Course saying not one thing about Kerry bring it up days ago.