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| Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Mar 10, 2004 11:23pm |
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| News Date | Wednesday, March 10, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Kerry's proposed Iraq trip recalls McGovern war visit
The Washington Post
John Kerry would be the first presidential candidate to visit a war zone since the failed bid of Sen. George S. McGovern, if the presumptive Democratic nominee decides to visit Iraq on a fact-finding trip. In September 1971, Mr. McGovern, the liberal South Dakota senator, visited South Vietnam, where he declared President Nixon's policy a "glaring failure" and called for a complete withdrawal of U.S. forces.
"I'd like to see what the latest assessment is of people that I trust, of people whose experience and knowledge is significant, and have the ability to make some judgments about where we are today," Mr. Kerry told reporters in Mississippi. "I think that would be very valuable in the formulation of policy and in my ability to get important updates." |
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