Z22_Z33 said:
Who can you blame this one man in making the war longer, you need to do your homework about the war and the history of Vietnam, and how far the people were willing to go.
Listen up, little boy, and listen well.
Lt. JG Kerry put HIMSELF in for purple hearts while in Vietnam, for injuries most military men and women wouldn't even bother reporting to the infirmary to have looked at. But that's nothing.
The standard tour in 'Nam was 12 months, but Kerry engineered four "wounds" and that qualified him to bail out and go home after slightly less than 4 months. Again, most officers in a similar situation would have elected to stay in country with their men, by Lt. JG Kerry couldn't wait to get back to the States.
What did he do there? First, he testified under oath before Congress that he had personal knowledge of widespread atrocities committed by American soldiers against Vietnamese civilians. It has now come out that he had no such knowledge -- he lied under oath the the Congress of the United States.
Not enough? After his active duty was ended, but WHILE STILL AN OFFICER IN THE U.S. NAVY, Lt JG Kerry went to Paris and held unauthorized conferences with members of the North Vietnamese government. This is illegal. In fact, I believe this is deemed treason. It is contrary to both civilian law and the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
The best reason in the world to vote for Bush is: Who in their right mind could possible want a devious, morally bankrupt mouth breather like John Kerry as President and Commander in Chief?
And please ... don't condescendingly tell me to "do my homework" on Vietnam. I WAS THERE, and you weren't even born.