He's signed up to it. ... It's not been enforced or complied with. |
helping to frame the most important debate of the post-9/11 era. |
Here in Idaho, I know you think of Wyoming as back East. |
Higher taxes now would choke the economic growth and discourage the strong job creation we're now beginning to see, |
History has shown that a strong and purposeful America is vital to preserving freedom and keeping us safe. Yet time and again, Senator Kerry has made the wrong call on national security. |
hit back hard enough. |
How could any responsible leader have ignored the Iraqi threat? If we had not acted, Saddam Hussein and his sons would still be in power. |
how to deploy these kinds of substances. |
I am familiar with the arguments against taking action in the case of Saddam Hussein, ... Some concede that Saddam is evil, power hungry and a menace, but that until he crosses the threshold of actually possessing nuclear weapons, we should rule out any preemptive action. That logic seems to me to be deeply flawed. |
I can look at the data generated by the Defense Department itself: some 40 percent of our Army helicopters not combat ready, the fact that money is now being drained out of the procurement budget to support a lot of the deployments overseas, the fact that the force has gotten as small as it has, ... Clearly, some reductions were justified with the end of the Cold War. But we have gone way beyond that now. |
I can say that we, in fact, are consistent with the commitments of the United States that we don't engage in torture, and we don't. |
I can think of a lot of words to describe Senator Kerry's position on Iraq; "consistent" is not one of them. |
I cannot put a cost figure on it, |
I did not say if Kerry is elected, we will be hit by a terrorist attack. Whoever is elected president has to anticipate more attacks, ... My point was the question before us is: will we have the most effective policy in place to deal with that threat? George Bush will pursue a more effective policy than John Kerry. Look at what we have done and what Kerry has said and the way he voted for 20 years in the Senate. |
I disagree with Jack and believe his proposal would not serve the best interest of this nation. But he's a good man, a Marine, a patriot, and he's taking a clear stand in an entirely legitimate discussion, |