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i agree that it is misleading for the ads to imply that kerry deliberately voted against these systems by themselves.
but...
the article cites these instances as evidence that kerry isn't as weak on defense as the ads would have you believe. not necessarily true.
so kerry didn't specifically vote against the equipment? fine. but it doesn't make it any better that he voted against the equipment plus everything else the bill was intended to support.
sure, it reveals a potentially misleading part of the ad... but it does nothing to disprove the idea that kerry's record on defense spending hasn't been adequate.
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