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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Sep 1, 2004

I am not going to have my commitment to defend this country questioned by those who refused to serve when they could have, and by those who have misled the nation into Iraq.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Sep 1, 2004

I think two terms at Vietnam qualifies one to be commander-in-chief more than five deferments.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Sep 1, 2004

I'm not going to have my commitment to defend this country questioned by those who refused to serve when they could have and by those who misled the nation into Iraq.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Sep 1, 2004

I guess I'll leave it up to the voters whether five deferments makes someone more qualified to defend this nation than two tours of duty.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Sep 1, 2004

I have a lot of respect for John McCain. I mean, he spent all those years being, you know, locked up, and starved and brainwashed. Why would Karl Rove do that to him?

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Aug 31, 2004

With the right policies, this is a war we can win. This is a war we must win. And this is a war we will win.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Aug 31, 2004

I don't think we need what President Bush has defined as a 'catastrophic success.' I think we need a real success.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Aug 31, 2004

Those who fought for our country abroad should never have to fight for what they were promised back here at home.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Aug 31, 2004

I would have given the inspectors the time they needed to do the job. I would have made sure that we listened to our senior military advisers.

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Elizabeth Dole
@elizabethdole· Aug 29, 2004

I think you've got speakers who are -- have different -- they're up -- you know, on different levels of the zero to 10 scale here...

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