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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: JDN who wrote (541451)	2/17/2004 12:43:57 PM
From: cnyndwllr	Respond to of 769670

Yes, I do know that. The point is that he did what he had to do. Some had more to do and got less recognition, but that doesn't diminish his valor or his sacrifice. The converse is also true; I know of some officers who did much less and got as much, or more, recognition. You and I both "know" that it took a lot of guts to even be in those places where the next thought could be your last. Listening to the Oregon guy's account of what Kerry did, I thought it showed a lot of courage and that's to his credit. If he'd been an enlisted guy he'd probably not have been awarded the silver star, but that double standard is the way it's always been among the branches of the service. The real "glory" he "recieved" is, in my opinion, the loyalty and respect of the men that served under him. We both know that's a big deal and something that is real.

To: JDN who wrote (541451)	2/17/2004 1:14:59 PM
From: Gordon A. Langston	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I’d like to hear Kerry’s side of this item, at least the Human Rights Bill part. “John Kerry, you personally derailed the Vietnam Human Rights Bill, HR2883, in 2001, after it had passed the House by a 411 to 1 vote, and thousands of pro-American Montagnard tribespeople in Vietnam died since then who could have been saved, by you. Earlier, as Chair of the Senate Select Committee on MIA/POW Affairs, you personally quashed the efforts of any and all veterans to report sightings of living POW’s, when you held those reins in Congress. You have fought tooth and nail to push for the US to normalize relations with Vietnam for years. Why, Mr. Kerry? Simple, your first cousin C. Stewart Forbes, CEO, of Colliers International, recently signed a contract with Hanoi, worth BILLIONS of dollars for Collier’s International to become the exclusive real estate representative for the country of Vietnam.” Message 19810869