Kerry Reveals His Plan for the War on Terror

Criticizes Bush's "Diversional War"

- In a speech at Temple University today, John Kerry outlined his plan for the war on terror while calling the war in Iraq, "a profound diversion from the battle against our greatest enemy, al-Qaeda." John Kerry proposed to do a lot of things differently than the president, who he proclaimed to be living in "a fantasy world of spin" relating to the situation in Iraq. Kerry promised, "I will fight a tougher, smarter, more effective war on terror." The speech outlined several new proposals, including:

• Re-emphasizing Afghanistan as the main priority in the war on terror.
• Improving the security of loose chemical and nuclear weapons, especially those of the former Soviet Union within four years.
• Doubling the number of special forces.
• Speeding the implementation of new anti-terror technology.
• Making rogue nuclear arms production more difficult with internationally supported nuclear building material bans.
• Engaging in serious talks with North Korea over its nuclear program.
• Strengthening and rebuilding the alliances which the president is blamed for weakening.