New York, Aug 30, SPA -- Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards accused President George W. Bush'sadministration Monday of making the nation less secure bymiscalculating U.S. foreign policy. The attack was aimed atgiving Democrats a voice on the opening day of theRepublican National Convention in New York, according to a report of the Associated Press. "Their failed leadership at home and abroad means thatthey cannot deal with the new threats we face," Edwardssaid in remarks prepared for a speech in Wilmington, NorthCarolina. The North Carolina senator accused Bush of leading thenation down the wrong path after the terrorist attacks ofSept. 11, 2001. "Because of this administration's failures, Iraq is amess today _ and it probably will be the day we takeoffice," Edward continued. "It didn't have to be thisway. But it is. And we need new leadership to fix it."--SPA1418 Local Time 1118 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/196374