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  Democrats Split on Security, but Agree in Faulting Bush
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Last EditedEddie  Jan 16, 2004 11:55pm
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News DateSaturday, January 17, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionIn a campaign where national security issues have loomed large in every debate and pancake breakfast here and in Iowa, the major Democratic candidates agree on only a handful of points: that President Bush failed to prepare for the reconstruction of Iraq, that they would rapidly replace American troops with some kind of international force, and that the White House has needlessly alienated much of the rest of the world.

Yet as they try to convince voters that America would be a safer place in their hands, each major candidate has reached for a different blend of engagement and toughness, and devised arguments about how he could accomplish many of Mr. Bush's goals without employing his tactics.
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