President Bush, in the most forceful defense yet of his Iraq war policy, accused critics Friday of trying to rewrite history and charged that they're undercutting America's forces on the front lines."The stakes in the global war on terror are too high and the national interest is too important for politicians to throw out false charges," the president said in his combative Veterans Day speech.
"While it's perfectly legitimate to criticize my decision or the conduct of the war, it is deeply irresponsible to rewrite the history of how that war began," the president said.
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., who ran unsuccessfully against Bush last year, quickly challenged the president's charges."I wish President Bush knew better than to dishonor America's veterans by playing the politics of fear and smear on Veterans Day," said Kerry, who voted in 2002 to give Bush the authority to wage war but later voted against additional funds for Iraq and Afghanistan reconstruction. Kerry argued at the time that Bush didn't have a solid plan to restore peace.
"This administration misled a nation into war by cherry-picking intelligence and stretching the truth beyond recognition," Kerry said.
Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., said, "It's deeply regrettable that the president is using Veterans Day as a campaign-like attempt to rebuild his own credibility by tearing down those who seek the truth about the clear manipulation of intelligence in the run-up to the Iraq war."
I used the term: "Rewriting History" a while back in a post about anti-war protesters. They are trying to change FACTS to make it look like every war America has been involved in was unjust. Even WWII.
This stuff has got me so angry.. I am heading off into the other room to write a post about this stuff…Biff…
