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Politics : Proof that John Kerry is Unfit for Command -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: SiouxPal who wrote (2692)	8/25/2004 1:49:52 AM
From: Sojourner Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27181

There were many more of our friends of South Vietnam who were killed by the Viet Cong. Our defense of them I believe was a worthy cause, but I think our approach was not an effective use of American lives. Going on patrol to act as targets was ineffective. I also believe the draft brought in many soldiers who weakened the morale and our will. My point was that the US may have been right, but the mission was not clear. Apparently, you feel the lives of South Vietnamese or Iraqis under Hussian are worth less than our lives. Since you like many have had no answer in how to help them. Also keep in mind that over 2400 US soldiers were killed in Omaha Beach in one day. Was that cause worth that military mistake? I think so, but losing a handful in Somalia broke the US will, and I believe was a worthy cause as well (along with Democrat Clintons missions in Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo.) I was born in 1956, and was not elligible for the draft. I don't believe in a draft for combat, but I would be perfectly willing to leave all these decisions up to those in the military or those who had combat experience. I know having taught a computer course to many Navy Seal trainees, that not one ever disagreed with those accessments. Actually I got many of my views from ex-military personel, though I know there are those who were drafted take your view. However, over and over again, I heard, "I wish people like Jane Fonda would butt out." Many I met have a passion for war, and I am glad we have them, and we all need to treat them right.

To: SiouxPal who wrote (2692)	8/25/2004 7:59:53 AM
From: JakeStraw	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 27181

Those Unresolved Issues Surrounding Kerry's Military Service by Edward L. Daley Wednesday, August 25, 2004 Before Bill Clinton was impeached back in 1998, liberals everywhere focused almost exclusively on his sexual affair with Monica Lewinsky, saying it was nobody's business but his, and that America needed to just ''move on.'' After his impeachment, they turned their attentions to Kenneth Starr, the man who investigated Clinton, excoriating and slandering the good judge relentlessly for simply doing the job he was appointed to do... a job he did quite well and admirably, by the way. The one thing they didn't do at any time surrounding the impeachment scandal is concentrate on the single most important aspect of the situation; whether or not the president actually committed perjury and obstruction of justice! Now it's six years later, and candidate Kerry is being confronted with allegations that, among other things, he fraudulently acquired military awards that he did not earn, and knowingly committed war crimes. These charges, if proved true, are not only grounds for the removal from office of a public official, they are so grievous that the penalties for them include long-term imprisonment, and (in the case of the latter charge) possibly worse. And what are liberals saying this time around? Not surprisingly, they're parroting the same mindless arguments they used the last time one of their top dogs was up to his eyeballs in excrement. Their current tactics are no different than the ones they used in 1998, and include attacking the accusers and preaching to the rest of us that we need to stop living in the past and discuss ''the issues,'' as if possibly electing a felon to the highest office in the land wasn't a HUGE issue. One babbling left-winger I heard on a talk radio program just the other day actually had the cajones to proclaim to the conservative host, ''We're at war in Iraq,'' and ''We should be talking about how to win the current war instead of what happened in the war we lost.'' That's all we need, some spineless peacenik telling us how important the Iraq War is, as if we, the very people who've supported it from the beginning, didn't already know that. Suddenly the anti-warriors have decided that we ought to concentrate on winning the very war they did everything in their power to prevent! Talk about a subterfuge, this attempt at political prestidigitation is so conspicuous I have to wonder if they really believe they're going to fool anyone with it. The more I think about it, the more I feel like shouting the same thing at liberals that John McEnroe once did to the umpire of a tennis match he was playing... ''You cannot be serious!'' Of course most of them ARE serious, and some are more than a little delusional. It's this last bunch which disturbs me the most, because none of the people in it seem to have a clue as to what's really going on here. What they don't understand, or simply won't admit to themselves, is that the Vietnam war, like the Lewinsky affair during the Clinton years, is only the backdrop in this political play. It's the potentially criminal behavior of John F. Kerry which makes up the stage, and John O'Neill's swift boat vets and their supporters constitute the footlights illuminating that stage. This isn't about the past, it's about the veracity, honor, and integrity of a man who wants to be President of the United States right NOW! It's also about how we intend to fight the Iraq War and every other conflict we face in the near future, and anyone who can't understand that shouldn't be allowed to vote in November. Once again the entire leftist white-washing machine is stuck in full spin mode, while the useful idiots who eat up it's rhetoric like free government cheese, attend protests against George W. Bush and complain about losing rights they never knew they had until Michael Moore pointed them out. The leaders of the Democratic Party have predictably chosen the most deceptive course of action, now that they're faced with the reality that they may well have chosen yet another dishonorable liar to champion their causes. In the meantime, responsible citizens all over the country have begun to question the sincerity of the junior senator from Massachusetts, and are fast becoming disillusioned by his failure to address the various unresolved issues surrounding his military service. The lefties can badger and berate the ''Swift Boat Veterans For Truth'' all they want, but it's not going to make any difference unless John Kerry comes up with a few reasonable answers to the questions they're raised.