Gore says U.S. lost 'significant ground' -- The Washington Times

"I think the country is headed in the wrong direction economically, environmentally, in our health care policy and in our foreign policy," Mr. Gore said in an interview with Reuters news agency. "By almost every objective measure, we've lost significant ground in the last two years."

Mr. Gore attacked President Bush's economic stewardship, calling for the repeal of the administration's tax cuts for the country's top earners and the firing of Mr. Bush's entire economic team.

Mr. Gore also said al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and his terror network pose a greater threat to the United States than Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. The former vice president criticized Mr. Bush for focusing excessively on a potential military campaign against Iraq at the expense of the unfinished war on terrorism.

He said Mr. Bush's unilateralism in foreign affairs and emphasis on Iraq had "squandered the good will of the world that came after September 11 and replaced it with apprehension about what the United States is going to do."

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