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To: Orcastraiter who wrote (7647)	5/15/2004 7:28:14 PM
From: MrLucky	Respond to of 90947

Gawd! How did we get on ribbons? I don't recall bringing them up. Did I?

To: Orcastraiter who wrote (7647)	5/15/2004 11:48:48 PM
From: Selectric II	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

The difference should be obvious to even an idiot like you: When Rumsfeld shook hands with Saddam, Saddam hadn't committed any atrocities and was on our side. When Kerry threw his medals, Kerry had already committed war crimes and was on their side.

To: Orcastraiter who wrote (7647)	5/17/2004 9:59:21 AM
From: mph	Respond to of 90947

Actually, Kerry is the one who caused the focus on ribbons. He made Vietnam and his service a centerpiece of his campaign. He essentially condoned months of bashing Bash on his NG service and the cries of awol. Since he set the Vietnam agenda, he necessarily opened himself to the ribbons v. medals controversy. The way he handled it TODAY is very illustrative of the man's character, and related flaws. As for shaking hands with Saddam in 1983, you'd be pretty naive not to realize that this country has been forced to deal with scoundrels in the past. After all, some of Kerry's best loved heads of states and organizations (like the UN) are scoundrels of sorts. They aided and abetted Saddam in far more recent time for their own greed. So, exactly what is your point about the hand-shaking of Saddam in 1983? You've pointed it out, but haven't spit out why you think it matters.