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John Kerry: This president took his eye off the real war on terror, which is against al Qaeda, against Osama bin Laden, against…

On the recordSeptember 23, 2004
This president took his eye off the real war on terror, which is against al Qaeda, against Osama bin Laden, against terrorists in 60 countries, and he invaded a nation where there weren't any terrorists, but there are today.
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts

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John Kerry criticizes President Bush for diverting focus from the real war on terror to the invasion of Iraq.

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