Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday November Q L’12 L’OUJ - A7 Iraq occupation Bush attacks Democratic war critics in new TV ad By Ron Fournier The Associated Press airing briefly in Iowa and other early voting stales per-hap- - If WASHINGTON (AP) you're tough on lrvsidcm Bush you’re soil on terror- ' ism Denounce tire Iraq war and you're retreating from ter- national security in the hands s sets the tone for what is certain to be a bitter election- year debate as both parties seek political gam from the war on terror Democratic pivsidcntiul hopefuls including some who supported the Iraq war aiv Bush delivering the lust Stale of the Union address as criti-cisnHash across the screen "Some are now attacking the president for attacking the terrorists” reads one charge Another says: “Some calls lor us to retreat putting our is While House and its political allies want Americans to get ' from the Republican Party's first television commercial of' the 2(X)4 campaign The ad ' g Bush's preemptive attack on Saddam Hussein's regime and llS homeland security policies They hope the daily dose of death from Iraq turns what has been Bush's greatest political his light against strength terror --7 into a weakness “If George Bush wants id ' make this election about second-guessin- file commercial shows rorists ' That’s the message the national security I have ilucc words for him lie'll under stand: Bring It On'' IVmoc ralic presidential candidate John Kerry said Friday IVmocratic rival Howard IX'un turned Bush's ad into a political opportunity In a let ter to supporters Friday the front running candidate asked for$lhO(XX) to pay for a response ad that will tout his opimsition to the war "We need to show that we’re not going to allow the ' administration to wage ail air of others" ' - war on the Amciicun people' piesidenlial statuie I'olls I Van said showed the nation divided The IVmocials' national over Ins oh cilni maiicc when Icnonsts shuck nine security pilch becomes iiiih'i alive il the economy continues moiilhs into his presidency to rebound1 and Hush 'secures a Hush's lutings soared and mi lial plaiiumg memos for his legislative victory on Medicare taking a liaditionul te election drive listed Iciioi isru as i top issue ly Democratic issue dll the table While House ollicials lout Bush Inis his own angle! ed combatting tcnoiisifi to ' Almost immediately alter GDl'siialegtsis who in the his political advisers ''2tX)2 nudtcim elections sue Sept recognized that ihc war nii ter V cesvliilly challenged the com ror gave Hush an opportunity mitnicnl o! IVmiviaiic to blunt questions alsiui liis 'candidates : ' 1 1 US genera ad mits I WASHINGTON l Al'i he US military still has too Jew trained intelligence sie' vialistsaiul Arabic inlcipreicrs in Mf ' T QQ “ raqilcpilc' stcpivd up efforts as it vvmks in hud out who's behind a surge yuei rilla attacks the I’cnlagOu's intelligence c hic-- said I i nlay Alt American gcncial fii Baghdad also acknowledged that "we don't have the best' intelligence in the world" as the United States continued a the ground has: enough actionable intelligence" V -- Gen genic m Iraq m recent weeks Id fix XI) tiOX) iiitelh genee Haws cited in an iiilei nal report in September! said '' ' StcphenCambone the under secretary of delehse ftrr jigclli ' gviicc lie said the military stdl has a shortage ol experts w iamma lertortsmev(rioii' iiiimi President (Tmlon's Niiionil Scvuiily CouiiciI "‘T here's no easy a'ivwcr That's why wchavcnT louml 9 - ' ' ' " Kimmill ind other I ' S commaiidcrs say thc iesis lance is urgumvd mid small ccllsol lighters ddJicult to iiu k and viieirale Such groups' are among the loiigltesi challenges for mlelhgeiicc oivralives said Daniel lien nioslof the X1- Mark Kimmitt ''Viiqiigh ac lionable inlclli counteroffensive The lVntagouhas scut mote pcoplc software aiu nibik' to : o Commander Oli yvl'' said Hi'iiiaruin ninv senior lellow al itic TUnok- mgs liisiiiiiiion m Washington ' llbiiis beli ue he' spoke' more I'aliol the problem Cain ' :ihan adiien iiKkels hied ' 'liohe said is iliiil the military from doiikey calls slamtiH'd cut bavk on its Jiiim:in inlclli mlo lwo hoicls'nihllriiq'st ill genee experts alter jhe end ol (lieCoM Wain) itie l'J'Xls Mmisiry btiiliimg in liaglulnd "Now we're more reliant on were tlie latest in a wave' They " Even in Haghdiul cruising V " itiiil iissei than we aiiticipil ' oTcar bonih assassination and ' tlie streels'wiih a toyket " allicks on Amen- c eil“ lie saiil launclier would attract alien- - V ixioby'liap CaiiiNiiie and oilier military cans and ihe Iraqiaiul foreigii lion so the trailer was div ' officials say the situation is forces lieijiing tlicm limk like used those to guised t Tuj inpiovmg: ! he I’cningon has op(is'tion appears ’ by Iraqis to transport genera- ¥ ayked Ihe iiilnary to traiii inidligence cxp(ljHr -Urs m a city where power nir-i- e fiielligencesieeialtMsioa wcaktiexscslfig'tn Mink Work iii lr supplies are uneven Kimmitf saiil in Baglidaik (‘anikine said ' ' ITie assailants parlierl the w ho Fietier: infomialiorimiide : clever "A enyiiiy very vehicle unhitched ilietrailer " knows that we don't have the ihivmonih's US ebiinlerol-bes- t and then drirvc away wImK1 an in thewoihl’fehsive possibie saidMaj'' infClhgcnce ' electrical timer set oil’ tlie : will find some scams will ruii (ii ri Martin Dempscy coin roCkelsSuch tiiners are olien 'soinc viilnerahlilies" Kmo" ' mipruli-- r oft tic Army's 1st t £ - initt saidTle added laltr:'"No ':' Arinoic"d Divisj(in in Bagh' used in Pakistan and ' : ' ' Commander on the Afghiinistaii to fife oiiTJS (ir ground has- 'dad! Pakistani insfallaiiitns while (lie ailackefs inake their ' ' ' 111” Ai’pholo US Army soldiers examine a rocket launcher mounted on a donkey carl outside the Italian embassy In Baghdad on Friday More than a dozen rockets fired from dohkey carts slammedinto Iraq’s Oil Ministry and two downtown hotels on Friday morning'- - a' : Donkey carts roadkill used - in fight against US soldiers BAGHiAi) Jraq (APjr - In Uindiin Adam Sicmins- ki an oij analyst at Deutsche 'Bank said ihe attack on the : ' ' : ! 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