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

To: jim-thompson who wrote (599891)	8/5/2004 12:17:09 AM
From: CYBERKEN	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

John Kerry couldn't wing a SINGLE state with NO exposure of his pseudo-"heroism". He should have kept his MOUTH shut, but he doesn't understand dedication to his country any better than any OTHER Democrat traitor. He is now paying the well-deserved price. Look for his slimy henchmen to start back with the old Clintonesque "Who cares about Vietnam" propaganda. But it's TOO LATE. They MADE this shit sandwich. Now THEY have to take a big bite and grin...

To: jim-thompson who wrote (599891)	8/5/2004 5:54:46 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 769670

Feel free, Jim, to extract any points you'd like to make from the book, and present them here. I'll be happy to answer as best I can. Thus far, my main perception of their allegations are that they claim: 1) Some of his Purple Hearts were loosely granted. (Likely this is true, but it would have been a typical circumstance for much of the Vietnam War... Not to denigrate or devalue anyone's efforts but, throughout history, anytime leaders and Generals have found themselves stuck with a difficult, bloody hand in a losing campaign, they have turned to handing out ribbons and medals as a way of motivating the troops. Napoleon did it when he started losing in Europe, Hitler did it, Rome did it... it's a well-known phenomena.) Not a 'biggie'. 2) Many seem to be opposed to the man because of his campaign to end the war after he returned to the US... but, of course, this does not in any way 'change' the actions that he took during his time in-country.