3/23/2004
Factcheck.org: use it.
the most damning part of Bush's newest attack ad against Kerry points out that Kerry voted against sending body armor to troops in Iraq. That provision was part of the $87 billion package Bush demanded when our Iraqi "cakewalk" got a bit stickier than expected.
Doesn't that beg the question, why didn't our troops have the latest and best body armor in the first place?
The body armor provision represents 1/3 of 1 percent of the total bill.
A newer version of Bush's ad shows Kerry seemingly contradicting himself. It's quite obvious that the quote is taken waaaay out of context, and I was quite curious to find out what, exactly, the context was. Here it is, from www.factcheck.org:
Kerry: I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it
Kerry was referring to a measure he co-sponsored that would have provided the $87 billion while also temporarily reversing Bush's tax cuts for those making $400,000 a year or more. That measure was rejected 57-42.
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