https://accupedia.machination.org//index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=John_KerryJohn Kerry - Revision history2026-04-15T21:56:42ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.39.1https://accupedia.machination.org//index.php?title=John_Kerry&diff=1261&oldid=prev76.119.80.12 at 14:14, 12 August 20172017-08-12T14:14:06Z<p></p>
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</table>Samhttps://accupedia.machination.org//index.php?title=John_Kerry&diff=566&oldid=prev96.231.2.227 at 16:48, 12 June 20152015-06-12T16:48:34Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While Kerry expressed qualms in the early days of the war about the lack of diplomatic effort put forth by the Bush Administration, he believed the claim that Iraq had WMD's and thought Saddam Hussein should be overthrown. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">In a </del>CNN article from 2004 states: "Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry said Monday he would not have changed his vote to authorize the war against Iraq, but said he would have handled things "very differently" from President Bush." [[http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/09/kerry.iraq/]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While Kerry expressed qualms in the early days of the war about the lack of diplomatic effort put forth by the Bush Administration, he believed the claim that Iraq had WMD's and thought Saddam Hussein should be overthrown. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">A </ins>CNN article from 2004 states: "Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry said Monday he would not have changed his vote to authorize the war against Iraq, but said he would have handled things "very differently" from President Bush." [[http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/09/kerry.iraq/]]</div></td></tr>
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</table>96.231.2.227https://accupedia.machination.org//index.php?title=John_Kerry&diff=543&oldid=prev66.63.0.10 at 19:57, 11 June 20152015-06-11T19:57:33Z<p></p>
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</table>66.63.0.10https://accupedia.machination.org//index.php?title=John_Kerry&diff=513&oldid=prevEvanpopp at 15:13, 11 June 20152015-06-11T15:13:07Z<p></p>
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</table>Evanpopphttps://accupedia.machination.org//index.php?title=John_Kerry&diff=512&oldid=prevEvanpopp at 15:12, 11 June 20152015-06-11T15:12:47Z<p></p>
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</table>Evanpopphttps://accupedia.machination.org//index.php?title=John_Kerry&diff=201&oldid=prev96.231.2.80: /* On the Iraq War */2012-10-05T19:25:22Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">On the Iraq War</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>"Why is Saddam Hussein attempting to develop nuclear weapons when most nations don’t even try? ... According to intelligence, Iraq has chemical and biological weapons ... Iraq is developing unmanned aerial vehicles capable of delivering chemical and biological warfare agents ...” </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>"Why is Saddam Hussein attempting to develop nuclear weapons when most nations don’t even try? ... According to intelligence, Iraq has chemical and biological weapons ... Iraq is developing unmanned aerial vehicles capable of delivering chemical and biological warfare agents ...” </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>"When I vote to give the President of the United States the authority to use force, if necessary, to disarm Saddam Hussein, it is because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a threat, and a grave threat, to our security and that of our allies in the Persian Gulf region. I will vote yes because I believe it is the best way to hold Saddam Hussein accountable."(10/9/2002<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">) [[</del>Congressional Record, V. 148, Pt. 14, October 2, 2002 to October 9, 2002, P. 19701<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]</del>[http://books.google.com/books?id=Ja96v7i_4hAC&pg=PA19701&lpg=PA19701&dq=Why+is+Saddam+Hussein+attempting+to+develop+nuclear+weapons+when+most+nations+don%E2%80%99t+even+try?&source=bl&ots=vpjY0XVweC&sig=M2fZMiKIFI9FXijLm8Ix6U34ih8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=U4XjT9exK9Lr0QHP88H0Aw&ved=0CGIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Why%20is%20Saddam%20Hussein%20attempting%20to%20develop%20nuclear%20weapons%20when%20most%20nations%20don%E2%80%99t%20even%20try%3F&f=false<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]</del>]</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>"When I vote to give the President of the United States the authority to use force, if necessary, to disarm Saddam Hussein, it is because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a threat, and a grave threat, to our security and that of our allies in the Persian Gulf region. I will vote yes because I believe it is the best way to hold Saddam Hussein accountable."(10/9/2002<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>Congressional Record, V. 148, Pt. 14, October 2, 2002 to October 9, 2002, P. 19701<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">) </ins>[http://books.google.com/books?id=Ja96v7i_4hAC&pg=PA19701&lpg=PA19701&dq=Why+is+Saddam+Hussein+attempting+to+develop+nuclear+weapons+when+most+nations+don%E2%80%99t+even+try?&source=bl&ots=vpjY0XVweC&sig=M2fZMiKIFI9FXijLm8Ix6U34ih8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=U4XjT9exK9Lr0QHP88H0Aw&ved=0CGIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Why%20is%20Saddam%20Hussein%20attempting%20to%20develop%20nuclear%20weapons%20when%20most%20nations%20don%E2%80%99t%20even%20try%3F&f=false]</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>"The threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real, but as I said, it is not new. It has been with us since the end of that war, and particularly in the last 4 years we know after Operation Desert Fox failed to force him to reaccept them, that he has continued to build those weapons. ...According to intelligence, Iraq has chemical and biological weapons as well as missiles with ranges in excess of the 150 kilometer restriction imposed by the United Nations in the ceasefire resolution."(10/9/2002, Iraq Speech in Congress Iraq War Vote) [http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1240102/posts]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>"The threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real, but as I said, it is not new. It has been with us since the end of that war, and particularly in the last 4 years we know after Operation Desert Fox failed to force him to reaccept them, that he has continued to build those weapons. ...According to intelligence, Iraq has chemical and biological weapons as well as missiles with ranges in excess of the 150 kilometer restriction imposed by the United Nations in the ceasefire resolution."(10/9/2002, Iraq Speech in Congress Iraq War Vote) [http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1240102/posts]</div></td></tr>
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