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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (1667)	2/11/2004 5:44:07 PM
From: CalculatedRisk	Respond to of 81568

Calling Veterans a "flock" is inappropriate. Like any large group (there are ~25 million Vets in America), there is a variety of viewpoints among Veterans. They do unite on several issues including: 1) Support for our troops in the field (proper equipment, training, medical care, etc.) 2) And most believe War should be a true "final resort". This is especially true of veterans that have seen combat (like my father). On both these issues, there is significant anger directed towards Bush. On the issue of opposing the Vietnam war, I think there is a split view. Of the veterans I know, most applaud Kerry's stance. I readily admit this is a small sample, so please do not accuse me of the fallacy of composition. But remember, Kerry took his stance the same year that the Pentagon Papers were released, revealing that LJB had lied to the American people. After that, most Veterans and most Americans joined Kerry and opposed the war. Best to you.

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (1667)	2/11/2004 6:55:44 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

What BS. Shame on you for posting that rubbish. Kerry never worked with Jane Fonda. He was pictured three rows behind her at an event of some kind. Big deal. And that Vets against Kerry is the dsame smear operation which targeted Max Cleland and John McCain. Most vets hate those creeps. Know they know Cleland and McCain were completely slandered and that the Bushie rightwing lied to them. Kerry is a bona fide hero. His fellow soldiers, McCain and anyone else with an honest brain vouches for him 100%. This is not Bush going AWOL, this is a hero who came home and decided to oppose the war, like most Americans at thetime I might add. Public opinion at the time was for ending the war, but Nixon resisted until 1972 when he had to run for re-election. The only way he could win he knew was to prmise to end the war. Leaders like Kerry forced him into that. Read the Watergate tapes transcripts and you'll see Kerry may quite an impact on Nixon. Nixon or his staff head also called Kerry a "baby killer" on that tape.