Word: dukakises
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Dukakis opposes large military expenditures on SDI or the MX, which are neither needed nor affordable. He does support a strong defense, but he would do it by channelling funds into conventional forces, not on obsolete or wasteful weapons.
He is also better equipped to deal with the world. Dukakis believes in the rule of law, and he favors negotiation over chest-beating. He even speaks the language of much of the rest of our hemisphere. Central to his vision of the world is a commitment to human rights...
The world is at a key turning point in international affairs. Communist countries are opening to the West and democratic reforms. Now is the time to negotiate in terms of peace and trade, not just weaponry; Dukakis has shown a willingness to do so.
Bush is similarly hypocritical on the issue of law and order. His commercials show criminals going out a revolving door to prove Dukakis is soft on crime. Yet during Bush's tenure as head of Reagan's task force on drug enforcement, drug imports and drug dealing violence have dramatically...
In Massachusetts under Dukakis, crime has dropped as has cocaine use. And his recently outlined drug education program is precisely the kind of massive effort needed to stop the demand for drugs.