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On the recordOctober 19, 2004
Our troops are the best-trained, best-led forces in the world, and they have been doing their job honorably and bravely. And the problem is the commander in chief has not been doing his.
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Kerry defends the military while criticizing Bush's leadership.

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