| Show An 1)011111CS I ake Tributr The Salt L '' billion while inspiring terrorist groups and yielding "the most incalculable loss more than Low US military of all" deaths "George W Bush's wrong choices have led America in the wrong d 'wet ion in Iraq and they have len America without the resources we need so desperately here at home" Kerry said in a bluntly worded attempt to contrast his views on Iraq with the incumbent's war policy "I call this COlirse a catastrophic choice that has cost US VW billion because we went it allnw and we've paid an even more unbearable price in young American lives and the risks our soldiers are taking We need a new direction" While Kerry did not oiler a detailed strategy of his own for Iraq several advisers said they were examining opt ions for wilhdrawing US troops from Iraq by the end 420011 a goal the Democratic presidential nominee set on Monday Ideas include convening a series of meetings with other heads of state first E(1ropeans and then Nliddle Eastern - - i 1 it ht 'f - : ii : 111 E bib ASSOCIATED PRESS house George 0') k ' A at I f - :- t ) hi NAPA W bare-bone- 47 i - Bush was suspended from flying fighter jets for failing to meet standards of the Texas Air Na- Guard tioThe Vietnam-ermemos add s new dimensions to the explanation Of Bush's aides over the years that he was suspended simply because he decided to skip his annual physical exam The exam was scheduled during a year in which ( L ti II ARMIN The White released memos Wednes- - WAS' IINGTON 441 i''' i -' kt $'4- e ) II President presidential race Listed above each set of results is the name of the organization that conducted the poll the dates the number interviewed whether it was adults registered voters (11V) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE) Results might not total 100 percent because of rounding John Unsure 4 '''':'''''11-'1:''-''-:''''''‘-'''- '''' 1 i a i ' I ' CNN-US- t MoE Today-Gallu- n from August CNN-USpoll in parentheses) p Cheney 2 (46) Edwards 44 (48) President John Kerry-JohUnsure 4 (6) "Bush's wrong choices have led America In the wrong direction in Iraq" Sen John Kerry says Wednesday in Cincinnati Ralph Nader-Pete- Unsure 4 Cheney 46 (45) Edwards 46 (48) r 4 Cam (2) PENNSYLVANIA (Al Gore won in points) (5) CNN-US- (Two-wa- y) Back and forth (no trend available on Since his 2002 vote to support Bush's threat of force John Kerry has faced criticism President Bush-DicJohn Kerry-Joh- for being inconsistent in his stand on Iraq In for instance Kerry said he would Unsure 5 n two-wa- Bush-Dic- WASHINGTON (Bush won in 2000 by 33 perI centage points) speech to the American Legion which kicked off Kerry's criticisms of the Iraq policy for the past week Kerry said he "would've done almost everything differently" from what the president did in Iraq Market Solutions Group for The Arizona ARIZONA public Sept 35 600 LV MoE (Results from late July-ear- 41-- CNN-US- Re- August Arizona CNN-US- Sept (no trend data Today-Gallup- (45) from CNN-US- ) Ralph Edwards 52 n Nader-Pete- Cheney 44 r Camejo1 — - Unsure 3 2000 - — by 33 Sept ' 3-- 6 4 Bush-Dic- Today-Gallu- p 41-- 41-- John Kerry-JohPresident MISSOURI (Bush won in percentage points) 686 LV MoE by 56 percentage 2000 Today-Gallu- p 646 LV MoE 4 ly (Gore won in points) Republic poll in parentheses) President Bush 54 (48) John Kerry 38 Unsure 8 (7) The harsh language reflected his campaign's repositioning of him in an underdog role in light of three polls early this week that gave Bush the first clear edge in the race Cheney 48 (48) Edwards 47 (47) President John Kerry-JohUnsure 5 (5) STATES 4-- 7 4 from August CNN-USpoll in parentheses) Today-Gallu- p weapons of mass destruction and other threats that Bush cited as cause for war But in a Sept I 41-- (Results Cheney 48 Edwards 47 Sept Today-Gallu- p 718 LV MoE y) by 42 percentage 2000 n still vote to give Bush the authority to go to war - despite the apparent lack of evidence of Sept 47 1-- 4 n President Bush-DicJohn Berry-Joh- - by 36 percentage 2000 Bush-Dic- (4NAL) i lEnsvour lihr Ameweated Pim (48) (48) lbday-Gallu- IN 661 (Three-wa- y) - 41 OHIO (Bush won in points) -‘ i Edwards n (4) (Results NATIONAL i ' Cheney 55 Bush-Dic- Kerry-Joh- Today-Gallu- p - 35 Copyright ICR Sept1-- 5 720 IV AloE in pa(Results from ICR poll in late August 3-- 6 rentheses) 4 Memos show National Guard suspended Bush from flymgiets : :::77-': 1 i and offering financial incentives that invite nations such as Hussia France Egypt and donlan to contribute troops to Iraq Kerry advisers in Washington on wedow4Iay discussed the timing Of a possible speech on Iraq strategy including the concern of smile that Un- veiling an exit plan that - even though it may excite some voters critical of the war could lock Kerry into a game plan that does not fit the conflict come January 200:-"It's fair to assert that something is coming but we don't feel the time is right to stress our precise strategy for Iraq" a senior Kerry adviser said "We're shaping proposals we're thinking about them— But we don't want to tie the senator's hands by staking a plan right now Iraq is so complex we have to tread carefully" Campaign manager Mary Beth Cahill when asked whether Kerry would explain how he would withdraw troops in four years said "You'll see John Kerry's plans for Iraq unfohling as the race continues this fall" Kerry has struggled for more than a year to clarify his views on Iraq and Wednesday's speech was full of sharply worded rebukes to set him apart from Bush such as his use of the word "wrong" 29 times in a half-houspeech to describe Bush's choices directions and leadership ar results of recent polls on the Below i limiters CINCINNATI Sen John Kerry campaigning at the same site where President Bush laid out his case against Saddam Hussein two years ago Will nesday called the Iraq war a "catastrophic choice" that has cost $200 (Results from July CNN-USpoll in parentheses) PRESS THE ASSOCIATED ne I IFALY Antan Gbir Bush ahead in key states - 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