WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Senate Democrats Wednesday expressed outrage over a recent comment by President Bush that they are not interested in protecting national security and accused him of using the war on terror and a possible war with Iraq for political gain.

Responding to a report in The Washington Post that Bush had questioned the Senate's dedication to protect the nation, Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., cited the war records of several Democratic senators, including Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye, who lost his arm in World War II and earned the Medal of Honor for valor.

[b:88e66c8466][i:88e66c8466]"The president ought to apologize to Senator Inouye and every veteran who fought in every war who is a Democrat in the United States Senate," [/i:88e66c8466][/b:88e66c8466]Daschle said.

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