"If Senator Kerry understands the nature of this threat and the need to take on terror, then he should immediately repudiate these troubling comments, and stop all efforts on behalf of his surrogates to blame America for these attacks"

This quote by Marc Racicot is referring to Senator John Kerry and his action to the terrorist attacks that happened in the United States. Racicot is recommending that if Senator Kerry understands the severity of the threat of terrorism and the requirement to do something about it against it, then he should right away decline any comments that recommend that the United States is to blame for the attacks. Racicot is also recommending that Senator Kerry should stop any efforts by his surrogates to blame America for the attacks. This quote is a call to action for Senator Kerry to take a strong stance against terrorism and to decline any efforts to blame the United States for the attacks.