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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: KLP who wrote (216192)2/4/2007 7:20:30 PM
From: cnyndwllr  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
KLP, why do you even bring this up?

The thing I know for SURE is that no one knows what you did in combat but the men next to you. And with the fear and excitement of near death most of them only know what they did.

The Swift Boaters who were so intent on denigrating Kerry's actions in battle were NOT there, with one exception, and that guy was with Kerry's gunboat for only a short time.

EVERY OTHER GUY that fought with Kerry attested to his courage and leadership.

Now, who's more worthy of belief, the guys who were in the boat with him or a bunch of guys who heard things after the fact and dislike him because they disagreed with his views on the war?

The reality is that none of that matters to me. The man fought, the man earned the respect of the men that fought beside him, the man risked his life for his country and his buddies and that's all there is to it. I wouldn't care if he wet himself every time the bullets flew. He was there, he did his job and he kept doing it.

Why is it that anyone would want to tear him down for that? And why would you?

And as far as what Kerry said about atrocities in the Vietnam war, that has nothing to do with his service but you'd better get a grip if you think he was wrong.

It was that kind of war and the things he talked about happened, a lot more often than any of us would like to believe.

And yes, I know the war records of the Navy officers who attacked Kerry. They served too and you notice no one's attacking their service, not even me. Now why is that? Ed
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