10-25-2004 Kerry Accuses Bush of Incompetence
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. - President Bush, presenting himself as the best candidate to keep America safe, was accused by John Kerry on Monday of "unbelievable incompetence" in the disappearance of hundreds of tons of powerful explosives in Iraq.
Running mate John Edwards, campaigning in Ohio, added, "After today, it's hard to imagine that even they'll continue believing things are going well."
The International Atomic Energy Agency said about 350 tons of highly explosive material had disappeared in Iraq, apparently stolen because of a lack of security at governmental installations.
The Bush campaign dismissed Kerry's criticism of the missing explosives without responding to the allegations.
Asked in the interview if he has considered the fact that he could lose, Bush replied, "I'm not there yet."
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. - President Bush, presenting himself as the best candidate to keep America safe, was accused by John Kerry on Monday of "unbelievable incompetence" in the disappearance of hundreds of tons of powerful explosives in Iraq.
Running mate John Edwards, campaigning in Ohio, added, "After today, it's hard to imagine that even they'll continue believing things are going well."
The International Atomic Energy Agency said about 350 tons of highly explosive material had disappeared in Iraq, apparently stolen because of a lack of security at governmental installations.
The Bush campaign dismissed Kerry's criticism of the missing explosives without responding to the allegations.
Asked in the interview if he has considered the fact that he could lose, Bush replied, "I'm not there yet."