John Kerry should apologize to US Troops in Iraq

"You know, education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. And if you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."

- From a campaign speech by US Senator John Kerry.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A few Democratic candidates joined Republicans Wednesday in pressing John Kerry to apologize for a comment critics said appeared disrespectful of U.S. troops as several Kerry campaign appearances were canceled.

"Sen. Kerry's remarks were poorly worded and just plain stupid," said Montana Senate President Jon Tester, a Democrat trying to unseat GOP Sen. Conrad Burns. "He owes our troops and their families an apology."

MICHAEL McCAFFERTY says:

"The Senator's suggestion that the men and women of the United States military are somehow uneducated is insulting and shameful.

It shows the contempt left wing Democrats have for America's Armed Forces.

At issue is Kerry's comment, to a group of California students on Monday, that people unable to succeed in the U.S. educational system would likely "get stuck in Iraq."