From today's AP newswire. The most important paragraphs are these two:
"Cronkite said the Nov. 2 presidential election will be one of the most
important since perhaps the Civil War because it comes on the heels of a drastic
change in U.S. foreign policy and a ballooning national debt.
"The war on Iraq marked the first time the United States has conducted a
pre-emptive invasion and occupation of another country, he noted."
Wirt Atmar
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Updated: 06:51 AM EDT
Walter Cronkite Says Iraq War 'Excited Arab World'
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Oct. 25) - Veteran newsman Walter Cronkite said
Americans aren't any safer because of the U.S.-led war on Iraq.
"The problem, quite clearly, is we have excited the Arab world, the Muslim
world, to take up arms against us," Cronkite said Saturday, adding that this
excitement far exceeds the anger that existed among terrorist groups prior to the
war.
Cronkite made the comments after receiving an award from the Nuclear Age
Peace Foundation during the group's gala at Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort.
Cronkite said the Nov. 2 presidential election will be one of the most
important since perhaps the Civil War because it comes on the heels of a drastic
change in U.S. foreign policy and a ballooning national debt.
The war on Iraq marked the first time the United States has conducted a
pre-emptive invasion and occupation of another country, he noted.
Asked what it will take to achieve peace, Cronkite said, "It certainly has to
include, as a major factor, diplomacy."
The 87-year-old retired news anchor, dubbed "the most trusted man in
America," was given the foundation's Distinguished Peace Leadership Award for
"courageous leadership in the cause of peace." Past recipients include the Dalai Lama,
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Jacques Cousteau and Jordan's King Hussein.
10/25/04 14:33 EDT
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