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PMDavis <pmdlandarch@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:<1f2bo0h494jidi21nmj8maapej0dh05cot@4ax.com>...
> On 31 Oct 2004 07:40:33 -0800, master_blaster100@lycos.com (Jon)
> wrote:
> 
> >http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_31-10-2004_pg7_30
> >
> >"the most obvious message of Friday's videotape is that bin Laden is
> >alive and well. Ayman al-Zawahiri, also released a videotape last
> >month, which aired on the third anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The
> >fact that both of al Qaeda's leaders have recently had the leisure to
> >make videotaped statements suggest that they are feeling secure,
> >wherever it is that they are hiding.
> >
> >"He said this raised an important question, namely whether Senator
> >Kerry was correct when he said on Friday, "I regret that when George
> >Bush had the opportunity in Afghanistan at Tora Bora he didn't choose
> >to use American forces to hunt down Osama bin Laden?" The
> >preponderance of evidence indicates that al Qeada's leader was indeed
> >at Tora Bora, and there is no disputing the fact the Tora Bora battle
> >was "outsourced" to Afghan warlords of questionable competence and
> >loyalty, as Senator Kerry has repeatedly charged."
> 
> 
> There is also the important question of why Senator Kerry publically
> endorsed Bush's strategy and battle plans for Tora Bora at the time,
> and now at this late date has decided that Bush's strategy at the time
> was the wrong one.  
>
> There is no dispute that the Democrats where in the forefront of the
> effort to have local troops fighting the battles against Bin Laden.  
> 
> I smell a real lack of leadership among Democrats and an unwillingness
> to be accountable for their actions at the time.

I would say that the person refusing to be accountable is Mr. Bush. 
He publically said that he cannot remember ever having made an error. 
Failing to destroy Al Qaeda after they attacked America is an error.

Kerry couldn't be worse, since Bush just plain screwed up.

http://www.theamericancause.org/patthecheney.htm
http://www.theamericancause.org/caseagainst.htm
http://www.theamericancause.org/patthewarpartys.htm