Trent Lott: “But it goes beyond just the war on Iraq. What worries me is there is a pattern here, across the board, not only in that…”

“But it goes beyond just the war on Iraq. What worries me is there is a pattern here, across the board, not only in that area that threatens our very security and our lives, the war on terrorism, but in area after area, issue after issue. For instance, in 1991 Senator Kerry supported most-favored trade status for China and now he criticizes the Bush administration for trading with China. Which is it? You cannot be for it and against it when you talk about international trade. Trade is good. America can compete. We do need to enlarge the pie. We need to make sure we have fair trade. But you cannot vote one way on trade and then be critical of it on the other side. In October 2003, Senator Kerry called the fence that is being built in Israel for security purposes a 'barrier to peace.' He was critical of it. Yet in February of 2004, he calls the fence a 'legitimate act of self-defense.' You can't get into a very dangerous and sensitive situation like this and say one thing and then the other. What is it? Which is it? An uncertain trumpet takes lives.”