Kerry Speech

Doesn't sound particularly weak on defense to me:

So, let me say here today, to every soldier and every
soldier's family: This time help is on the way, and it won't be coming
from George Bush. If I am President, never again will parents or
husbands or wives of soldiers have to send them body armor instead of
photographs and care packages. Last month a young newlywed in Virginia
who, as her husband was about to ship out to Iraq, gave him a bullet
proof vest for Valentine's Day. I can tell you right now: in a Kerry
Administration, no one will be getting body armor as a gift from a
loved one; it will come from the Armed Forces of the United States of
America. We will supply our troops with everything they need -- and we
will reimburse each and every family who has had to buy body armor
because this Administration made Valentine's Day part of the
procurement process. Our military is about much more than moving pins
on a map or amassing expensive new weapon systems. A strong military
depends first of all on the courage of the men and women who stand a
post or go out on patrol in places around the globe and who carry on
every day until the mission is accomplished for real. We need a
Commander-in-Chief who honors and supports them, for real; a
Commander-in-Chief who repays their risks on the battlefield by
providing them with the best weapons and protections as they go into
battle, a Commander-in-Chief who recognizes their commitment and
sacrifice, and offers their families a decent life here at home. To all
of the military families who are here today, we say thank you. And to
my fellow veterans, the band of brothers who have been with me for so
long and to whom I owe so much, I pledge that unlike the time when we
fought side by side, I will be a President who does what's right for
our men and women in uniform. I will never forget that our true power
is measured not only by the strength of our weapons, but by the spirit
of our soldiers. To me, that is not just rhetoric; it is the reality I
lived - and it is central to the work of my life. So I come here today
to propose a Military Family Bill of Rights - real and specific
guarantees - that will keep faith with those who served and the
families who share in their sacrifice.

Posted by flow Frazao on March 18, 2004 at 04:19 PM | Permalink