The Tora Bora Whore-a
John Kerry whored for votes in the last debate when he brought up Tora Bora. OK, he whored for votes in just about every answer from outsourcing to outing, but with Tora Bora, Kerry's panderous activities were busted by the vice squad in the persona of Ret. Gen. Tommy Franks.
Writing in today's New York Times, Franks figuratively ordered Kerry to hit the deck and give him 20, saying, "the debate should focus on facts, not distortions of history. " He discredited Kerry's "outsourcing" claim -- one of the most insulting slurs the Senator has hurled at the military in this campaign -- and refuted Kerry's "eye off the ball" charge against the President. But best of all, he slapped the condom of truth over some false numbers Kerry has been spouting:
As we planned for potential military action in Iraq and conducted counterterrorist operations in several other countries in the region, Afghanistan remained a center of focus. Neither attention nor manpower was diverted from Afghanistan to Iraq. When we started Operation Iraqi Freedom we had about 9,500 troops in Afghanistan, and by the time we finished major combat operations in Iraq last May we had more than 10,000 troops in Afghanistan.
But I have to ask: Why are we reading this in the New York Times? Why are we hearing it from Gen. Frank, not the president or vice president? Bush's New Jersey speech was a terrific litany of Kerry's weaknesses on defense, but Gen. Frank showed that numbers offer superior firepower to rhetoric. C'mon, Bush/Cheney, fire off some cheat-seeking missiles!
Writing in today's New York Times, Franks figuratively ordered Kerry to hit the deck and give him 20, saying, "the debate should focus on facts, not distortions of history. " He discredited Kerry's "outsourcing" claim -- one of the most insulting slurs the Senator has hurled at the military in this campaign -- and refuted Kerry's "eye off the ball" charge against the President. But best of all, he slapped the condom of truth over some false numbers Kerry has been spouting:
As we planned for potential military action in Iraq and conducted counterterrorist operations in several other countries in the region, Afghanistan remained a center of focus. Neither attention nor manpower was diverted from Afghanistan to Iraq. When we started Operation Iraqi Freedom we had about 9,500 troops in Afghanistan, and by the time we finished major combat operations in Iraq last May we had more than 10,000 troops in Afghanistan.
But I have to ask: Why are we reading this in the New York Times? Why are we hearing it from Gen. Frank, not the president or vice president? Bush's New Jersey speech was a terrific litany of Kerry's weaknesses on defense, but Gen. Frank showed that numbers offer superior firepower to rhetoric. C'mon, Bush/Cheney, fire off some cheat-seeking missiles!
posted by Laer at 10:44 PM
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