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Originally Posted by KMA-628
Incorrect wording. The body armor in question wasn’t top of the line. The statement is meant to elicit an emotional response that the troops were missing, not enough, etc. The body armor was there, it just wasn’t “the best available” for a small fraction of the troops. This is nothing new. I rarely, if ever, got the “best available” equipment when I was in the service. (Factcheck.org: Nevertheless, the bill Kerry opposed did contain $300 million requested by the Pentagon to buy best-grade body armor for all troops in Iraq, and also contained additional combat pay and health benefits for reservists called to active duty.
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I dont call 40,000 troops a small fraction. This is body armor your talking about, I would want the "top of the line" if I were there right now. And that quote you have from factcheck, you fail to mention that the bill was for $87billion dollors and that the amount that was to give them new equipment was only 1/3 of 1% of the entire bill. There was only ONE vote for that bill, which no doubt had numerous subsections for various spending, seeing as the amount for armor was such a small % of it. Do you really think that if they had tried to pass a bill for $300million for JUST new equipment Kerry would have voted no?
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Just like this list, I have seen "lists" used against Kerry. Those who support Kerry scoff at the list while those that oppose Kerry accept the list.
Is there anybody here that would change sides based on anything written here? Answer: No.
The same people that are criticizing Bush would lambast any thread created here that would make similar points against Kerry.
It is senseless and a waste of time.
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Everyone always says that similar lists are used against kerry. Personally I have not seen one, though thats not the point, I'm sure they can be and have been made. My point is that I cannot imagine any of the topics on those lists being on the same level as the topics brought up on this one. By "level" I mean that Kerry is a Senator, who may vote one way or another on a bill, and people might not agree with the way he voted. But half the time these bills contain multiple topics that are all lumped in to one (like the $87billion). How many people know every topic contained in these bills? I know I dont. They only point out the ones that make someone look bad. I'm not saying Kerry hasn't made any bad decisions, I'm sure he has. But the magnitude between his and Bush's are very large to me.