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Article: Cheney criticizes Kerry on foreign policy; In Clear Lake, the vice president says Kerry's remarks insult U.S. allies
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- September 7, 2004
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CLEAR LAKE (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney used a Labor Day
picnic to criticize Democratic rival John Kerry's foreign policy,
accusing him of "a habit of indecision."
Cheney said Kerry's disparaging remarks about allies President
Bush assembled to fight the war on terrorism insults those countries
that joined forces with the U.S.
"They deserve our respect, not insults," Cheney said. "When it
comes to diplomacy, it seems to me John Kerry should stick to
windsurfing."
Kerry has complained that Bush rushed to war without taking time
to assemble a broad coalition of allies to share the costs and the
effort.
"Demeaning our allies is an interesting approach for someone
seeking the presidency," ...