>>Ok so we know how you feel about bush and the guard.....but the thread topic was about Kerry, nam, and what some people in his division thaught of him. Care to comment on that?<<
Well really you don't. I simply stated people were not joining the National Guard during the Viet Nam war because they had a burning desire to kill VCI. They were joining the National Guard and merchant marines to avoid Viet Nam. Stupid - hell no! Anyone who *wanted* to go to Nam had very deep convictions about serving their country or were friggin nuts.
I think Kerry has deep convictions about serving his country. It would take the king of all dittoheads to try and distort that fact. There are many different roads, easier roads, he could've taken to further his carreer. But you *know* this. His whole life was a plot to destroy capitalism? Or perhaps he's not a self promoting coward who just happens to have ja different idea for working toward a common goal. You also know the straglers the GOP could find to denounce him, are just playing politics, and working on their own agenda. Or perhaps they just don't value the fact someone took the very real risk of dying to serve their country the best they could. Not all veterans are smart or even civilized.
Anyone putting the carreers of those folks in the commercial under a microscope?
Because someone does well in wartime, doesn't make them a leader or even a good person. Just look at Grant or in a horendous case - Timothy McVeigh. But to disect and minimize someones duty to their country for the sake of politics is disgusting.
In summation - I think Kerry honestly served his country bravely, and knew very well he could die in Viet Nam. Does that fact alone make him a leader? - no. But that and the rest of his life in community service displays conviction. If he just wanted an easy job or power, I think he could have found an easier road. An you know what? You know this too.
