Why is Johnny Kerry refusing to address these points?
Swift Boat Vets and POWs for Truth
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To: Senator John Kerry (D-MA)
Upon your return from Vietnam, you betrayed your fellow veterans by accusing them of engaging in horrendous war crimes. Through your post-war activities, and during Senate testimony viewed by the entire nation, you created and nurtured the myth that American soldiers in Vietnam were involved in such crimes on a daily basis, and that such activity was sanctioned by our commanding officers. Specifically, you stated that we: “had personally raped, cut off ears, cut off heads, taped wires from portable telephones to human ******** and turned up the power, cut off limbs, blown up bodies, randomly shot at civilians, [and] razed villages in fashion reminiscent of Genghis Khan.”
You continue today to make claims of atrocities for which you have no documentation, no support, and no evidence.
You met with North Vietnamese officials in Paris and worked with them in the furtherance of their political and military objectives against the United States.
As you now seek to become Commander in Chief of our armed forces, we believe it is incumbent upon you to better explain to the American public your conduct in this matter. Specifically, we ask you to:
* Acknowledge to the American public that you did not personally witness any such atrocities or, in the alternative, cite such examples and then provide an explanation of what actions you took relative to these alleged war crimes.
* Explain to the American public the nature and extent of war crimes in which you participated.
* Explain to the American public your justification for contacting and working in conjunction with a foreign government then at war with the United States.
* Provide an acknowledgment and apology to the American veterans for your all encompassing accusations, and more specifically to our POWs for any extensions of their internment caused by your actions.
* Personally respond factually to the challenges made against your service in Vietnam by some 275 men who served with you.
Senator Kerry, the vast majority of the men who served with you, and the entire chain of command, have refuted your representations of your conduct in Vietnam. To date, you have repeatedly refused to respond to these statements, electing instead to have professional political operatives flood the media with efforts to discredit these former comrades. We want to hear from you.
We the undersigned consider your response on these five points to be critical to this nation’s decision to entrust our military forces to you. If you betrayed us once, we need to be assured that you will not do it again.
It is time for you to set the record straight.
Signed,
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Genious at Work says:
February 15th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
That’s NOT what he meant about the troops!!! Jeez, can’t people understand he’s criticising Bush the Idiot??
This is what he meant. Since Bush didn’t do his homework (he had a 2.0 in college and obviously since his father owns part of Yale University, he BOUGHT his diploma–look online if you don’t beleive me) and Bush never THINKS before he acts. So what happens? We end up in Iraq which had NOTHING to do with terrorism against us until we attacked THEM first!!! That’s what he meant. In shorter terms, since Bush made a mistake and didn’t do his job correctly, we end up doomed with Iraq.
Oh and Kerry was also in the military for Vietnam. Bush was drafted too, but he didn’t go. Why? I still got some researching to do, so don’t **** Kerry. He’s just like you, he went to war as well. He KNOWS what it’s like. So why would he criticize soldiers when he was in fact one too?
Alright, back to Iraq, turns out that country had nothing to do with us, the media just said that Suddam had NOTHING to do with Osama Bin Laden.
Now you tell me… why are we still in Iraq?
Because Bush didn’t do his homework just as John Kerry stated.
Dave_Stark says:
February 15th, 2009 at 6:03 pm
Because he is a lying dirtbag who is in it for the power and money, and not for the good of the people he was elected to represent.
KeltWitch says:
February 16th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
He will not answer because he is a coward. He panders to the polls for popularity and he is a travesty as a veteran. He is an embarassment to his home state.
I am glad I moved!
Agenda Dog says:
February 19th, 2009 at 4:17 am
He is brave for serving when he did not have to, and for speaking out and telling the truth when he did not have to. Both are very difficult for most to do voluntarily. Despite his flaws, he’s a better person than you could ever be. Get over it.
TarKettle says:
February 22nd, 2009 at 8:35 am
If you have so much time and passion on your hands, why don’t you volunteer or do something else constructive with your veteran status?
Perry L says:
February 24th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Um only tards believe this BS now. The “swift boat” veterans have been shown to be one of the most biggest lies in the history of politics. Do you really think these sort of activities were documented? Do you really think the top brass would admit to ordering these activities? Ever heard of a “zippo raid”?
Bye the way the activities of the sort Kerry documents are very well documented in popular literature of the period and since. You might also try reading the trial transcripts of U.S. vs. Lt. William Calley. I grew up in that era and it became common knowledge, through word of mouth of returning vets, that war crimes like those described by Kerry were common in Vietnam…that’s why they became labeled “baby killers”.
That’s the big problem with this country now…No Sense of History….or maybe just No Sense.