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- Kerryism of the Day
The senator's caveats and curlicues.
William Saletan
posted July 23, 2004 - Kerryism of the Day
The senator's caveats and curlicues.
William Saletan
posted July 22, 2004 - Kerryism of the Day
The senator's caveats and curlicues.
William Saletan
posted July 21, 2004 - Kerryism of the Day
The senator's caveats and curlicues.
William Saletan
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The senator's caveats and curlicues.
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kerryisms: The senator's caveats and curlicues.
Kerryism of the DayThe senator's caveats and curlicues.
By William SaletanUpdated Monday, June 28, 2004, at 4:19 PM ET

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"If I'm president, we'll have a military second to nobody in this world, and I won't hesitate to use force1 2 to achieve our goal."
—Washington Post interview, May 28, 2004
Verbatim:
If I'm president, we'll have a military second to nobody in this world, and I won't hesitate to use force if necessary as a last resort to achieve our goal.
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Find resources for explaining Election 2004 to kids: news, profiles, and polls on Election Webquarters.William Saletan is Slate's national correspondent and author of Bearing Right: How Conservatives Won the Abortion War.
Photograph of John Kerry by Marc Serota/Reuters.
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