The Other John Kerry (Vietnam Vet)
From
Dog Snot Diaries comes a link to a wonderful site:
Vietnam Veterans against John Kerry
bq. On the campaign trail, White House wannabe Sen. John Forbes Kerry regularly mentions his Vietnam War combat experience, during which he received three purple hearts, the Silver Star and Bronze Star.
However, the Massachusetts Democrat doesn't like to talk much about how he received the awards or the time after he returned home when he was rubbing shoulders with Hanoi Jane Fonda as a much-celebrated organizer for one of America's most radical pro-communist groups.
bq. Kerry's betrayal of American prisoners of war, his blatant disrespect for Vietnam veterans and the military, his support for communist Vietnam and his waffling over the issue of use of force in Iraq proves he cannot be relied on to protect the best interests of the United States.
bq. Although Kerry voted to support military intervention in Iraq he is now claiming that he only approved the threat of force by the United States. The Constitution for the United States of America declares: "The President shall be Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the militia of the several States when called into the actual service of the United States; he may require the opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in each of the executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices, and he shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment."
bq. Read the following and decide for yourself if you trust this man to be our Commander-in-Chief.
Interesting time-line complete with pictures... We all change as we grow but it seems that Kerry, as we look at his politics and now his history, seems to have always "played the game".
He does not stake out some moral ground but follows the weather-vane of public thought, shifting from one point to another.
Posted by DaveH at January 24, 2004 9:42 PM