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

To: AuBug who wrote (8639)	9/9/2004 11:52:45 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27181

Sy Hersh's new book will document how the Bush administration's reckless foreign policy decisions have increased the risk for ALL Americans... amazon.com Availability: This title will be released on September 14, 2004. You may order it now and we will ship it to you when it arrives. Chain of Command : The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib by Seymour M. Hersh Book Description: Since September 11, 2001, Seymour M. Hersh has riveted readers -- and outraged the Bush Administration -- with his stories in The New Yorker, including his breakthrough pieces on the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. Now, in Chain of Command, he brings together this reporting, along with new revelations, to answer the critical question of the last three years: how did America get from the clear morning when hijackers crashed airplanes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon to a divisive and dirty war in Iraq? Hersh established himself at the forefront of investigative journalism thirty-five years ago when he broke the news of the massacre at My Lai, Vietnam, for which he won a Pulitzer Prize. Ever since, he's challenged America's power elite by publishing the stories that others can't, or won't, tell. In exposés on subjects ranging from Saudi corruption to nuclear black marketeers and -- months ahead of other journalists -- the White House's false claims about weapons of mass destruction, Hersh has cemented his reputation as the indispensable reporter of our time. In Chain of Command, Hersh takes an unflinching look behind the public story of President Bush's "war on terror" and into the lies and obsessions that led America into Iraq. He reveals the connections between early missteps in the hunt for Al Qaeda and disasters on the ground in Iraq. The book includes a new account of Hersh's pursuit of the Abu Ghraib story and of where, he believes, responsibility for the scandal ultimately lies. Hersh draws on sources at the highest levels of the American government and intelligence community, in foreign capitals, and on the battlefield for an unparalleled view of a crucial chapter in America's recent history. With an introduction by The New Yorker's editor, David Remnick, Chain of Command is a devastating portrait of an Administration blinded by ideology and of a President whose decisions have made the world a more dangerous place for America.

To: AuBug who wrote (8639)	9/9/2004 12:15:54 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 27181

That post says more about your choice of friends than it does about the other 2.5M Vietnam vets. There were undoubtedly some bad apples scooped up by the draft who managed to gain fame beyond their numbers during that war. My Lai was the only proven mass atrocity & the person responsible received just punishment. Low-life soldiers picked up by the draft who committed war crimes on a daily basis were few & far between & drugs(plentiful in that part of the world) played a role within that small group. Even one atrocity falls below the USA's standards & that is the primary reason the draft was abandoned & replaced with a volunteer army. Our volunteer military assures a quality fighting force that has excellent motivation plus self discipline. Your post is most likely pure fabrication since many Kerry supporters are currently spinning themselves into the ground. They don't permit facts to get in their way while doing so.

To: AuBug who wrote (8639)	9/9/2004 12:46:14 PM
From: J.B.C.	Respond to of 27181

BS meter just pegged. Jim