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To: Gersh Avery who wrote (296516)	10/31/2004 5:19:38 PM
From: Bill/WA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

<<John Kerry tried to convince the American public that war crimes were military policy.>> Military policy 'in country' was as abiguous as apparently it was at the prision in Iraq. I have three friends that were sent to interogation school in Australia, and are still dealing with problems today. They were carrying out orders. And in the field, as BOB Kerry exposed, rage & revenge is not uncommon...that's part of the sad consequences of war and why I query people in power, who have not experienced it themselves but are committed to sending troops in harm's way. IF J. Kerry 'said' that ALL US military committed war crimes, he is mistaken. <<He was working the NVA psyc-opps method of winning the war by causing the folks back home to turn against the war efforts.>> Well, I guess I might fall into the same catagory in some respects. My experience with the corrupt VN politico, the QC, and the common villager (who BTW suffered more than anyone from both sides), lead me to believe we were in an loosing situation and expressed as much when I returned, because <<The north had a zero likelihood of winning by conventional methods.>> yes, those Vietnamese (both North & South) that were fighting for unity, for the exit of foreign forces that were supporting a (as it turned out multiple) corrupt regime (from Diem thru to Theu) had much more resolve than both the South Vietnamese power brokers and the Vietnamese troops. Yes, McCain was co-chair. This is so OT I'll end it here. Just one more thing, neither of these 2 pull my chain <G> Now, if McCain & BOB Kerry were running I could get excited!