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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: bentway who wrote (60124)	4/25/2005 6:41:55 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Kerry has a sterling military record, just about perfect. The rightwingers can't stand this so they have to lie about it. Not a single major rightwing leader ever served in combat.

To: bentway who wrote (60124)	4/25/2005 7:51:11 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 81568

John Kerry was discharged from active duty, not the military, on January 3, 1970 after serving only three years and eighteen days of his contract with the Navy. At this time he was obligated to attend 48 Naval Reserve drills per year and complete 17 days of active training during each of the years required. But because Kerry hasn’t been forthright with the American people, because he hasn’t been transparent to the point of signing a Form 180 to release the total of his military records – not the incomplete and embellished offerings posted on his campaign website – we’ll never know if he satisfied these requirements or not. Of course, the mainstream media could force him to open his files as they have forced President Bush to do but that would require the media to be non-partisan, something they have consistently proven they’re not. Even though Kerry’s contract with the Navy mandated that his service would have been completed in total in 1978 it is troubling to note that he didn’t receive an Honorable Discharge until March 12, 2001. This raises questions as to the category of his discharge at the time he left military service. It also raises questions as to how he came to acquire an Honorable Discharge almost 30 years after the fact. But that isn’t the most troubling aspect of the time directly after his service in Vietnam. It’s interesting to note that no official military records have been released regarding the whereabouts, actions or daily status of John Kerry from January 3, 1970 to July 1, 1972. We know he was active with Vietnam Veterans Against the War during this time and that he even appeared before the Senate, testifying – or perjuring himself – to the atrocities American soldiers were committing, “on a daily basis and with the full knowledge of their superiors,” both actions in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. But where the military is concerned, nothing. As the liberally biased media start to rehash President Bush’s National Guard record, let’s demand some straight answers from Senator Kerry about his military record beyond the “honors” he insists he acquired. Let’s find out if he satisfied his military obligation and if his actions and testimony after he left the service constitutes activities illegal. Let’s get Senator Kerry to release all of his records so we can truly see who and what he is. It’s the least he can do when asking for the trust of the American people.