"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Jim wrote:

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Former Democratic Sen. Max Cleland, who is working to elect Kerry,
accused
Bush on Monday of feeding Congress and the American people ``a pack
of
lies'' as justification for the war in Iraq.



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``We were flat out lied to,'' the Georgia Democrat said, ``by the
president,
by the vice president and by the secretary of defense.''



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Cleland assailed Bush during a conference call with reporters in
which
the
Democratic National Committee rolled out a Web video that is being
e-mailed
to supporters and posted on the committee's Web site. It argues that
Bush
diverted resources from the war on terrorism in Afghanistan to the
war
in
Iraq.

Cleland criticized Bush for his decision to ``go it alone'' in Iraq
without
the support of other nations, calling the move ``the greatest
strategic
error of American military history.''

Steve Schmidt, a Bush campaign spokesman, said the president is
focused
on
reforming America's intelligence system while Kerry and his
surrogates
launch political attacks. Schmidt called Cleland's criticism
``typical
of a
campaign that has been engaged in political gamesmanship with
national
security issues throughout the campaign.''

Cleland cited Bush's claims about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction,
ties
to the al-Qaida terrorist network and effort to secure uranium for
nuclear
weapons.

``All of that is a pack of lies,'' Cleland said.



My favorite Bush lie of the moment is the one he uttered today on the
campaign trail, when he claimed "the world is safer" because of his
trumped up war.

Yeah, right. That's why terrorism attacks are up sharply.


Terrorist attacks in this country are non-existent since 9/11.

Uh...look beyond the end of your nose, dummy. Terrorism around the world
is way, way, way up.


I care about what happens in my back yard...and even yours.