Bush reelection hounded by Iraq, September 11 investigations

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040712/pl_afp/us_vote_bush_cia&cid=1521&ncid=1473

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Inquiries into the mistakes of the US intelligence services ahead of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks and leading up to the US-led war on Iraq (news - web sites) are taking a toll on President George W. Bush (news - web sites)'s reelection efforts.


Republican Bush is to face Democrat John Kerry (news - web sites) in the November 2 presidential election. Bush and Kerry are nearly evenly split in opinion polls.


"Leading up to September 11, our government didn't connect the dots," said Democratic Senator John Rockefeller on Friday. "In Iraq, we are even more culpable because the dots themselves never existed."


Rockefeller made the comments after the release of a Senate report that concluded Bush's main reason for going to war with the regime of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) in March 2003 was hollow, because Iraq had no banned chemical, biological or nuclear weapons.

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[Parche]

1. Bush

You cant blame Clinton on this one George
Sept 11th happened on your watch, remember when you took
30days vacation August 2001?

[Frances]

2. The reputable polls I've seen show Bush behind by 3-5 points

[lancdem]

4. Yes

The lead isn't big, but Kerry's pick of Edwards has given him an edge of 4-6 points or so.

[billybob537]

3. Correction

to be re-elected, first you need to be elected

[ixion]

5. pesky investigations...

Really sucks to not be a dictator, eh, Georgie Boy...

Gee... it's little wonder that all this talk of canceling the election has come up. :eyes: