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Kerry heckled by college crowd

April 15, 2004
BY MIKE GLOVER

NEW YORK -- Democrat John Kerry faulted President Bush for a unilateral approach toward Iraq that has created greater dangers for the U.S. military, but the presidential candidate was heckled Wednesday for failing to back the immediate withdrawal of American forces.

''We shouldn't only be tough, we have to be smart. And there's a smarter way to accomplish this mission than this president is pursuing,'' the four-term Massachusetts senator told reporters at City College of New York after an education event.

Kerry backed the 2002 congressional resolution authorizing the president to use force in Iraq, but since then has been harshly critical of Bush's foreign policy. Maintaining his support for the military operation while challenging the Republican incumbent -- and appealing to the Democratic base -- has proven to be a tough dilemma for Kerry, evident by Wednesday's events.

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