Kerry running for a Senate seat is a far cry from him being Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces.
A far cry.
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Kerry running for a Senate seat is a far cry from him being Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces.
A far cry.
And Bush is more qualified, how? Please, enlighten me.
-A
Ilvane,
We won't change either one's mind about who the best candidate is for President.. so why bother?
Seriously... admit that your vote for Kerry is more a vote against Bush than actually for Kerry and we can actually agree on something.
Do I think Bush is the best President we've ever had? Nope
Do I think Bush has made some mistakes during his Presidency? Yup
There are plenty of things that drive me crazy with Bush.. his throwing religion in my face at ever turn drives me nuts (I'm an atheist).
But if I have to choose which one of these presidents will protect me, my family and my country better.. Bush wins hands down. No contest.
“Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we,” Bush said. “They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.”
I'm starting to wonder if this is another Bushism or him speaking the truth from his heart.
I don't understand why you can't just answer my question. If Bush is so much better, why are we having all these terrorist threats, and we are having elevated levels of security for everything? Are we really safer?
Anyway, I found some interesting things about John Kerry's swiftboat crewmates. I thought you might find it interesting.
(this is regarding an e-mail circulated about the Kerry, by swiftvets.com)
Although the men quoted above are often identified as "John Kerry's shipmates," only one of them, Steven Gardner, actually served under Lt. Kerry's command on a Swift boat. The other men who served under Kerry's command continue to speak positively of him:
"In 1969, I was Sen. Kerry's gun mate atop of the Swift boat in Vietnam. And I just wanted to let everyone know that, contrary to all the rumors that you might hear from the other side, Sen. Kerry's blood is red, not blue. I know, I've seen it.
"If it weren't for Sen. John Kerry, on the 28th of February 1969, the day he won the Silver Star . . . you and I would not be having this conversation. My name would be on a long, black wall in Washington, D.C. I saw this man save my life."
— Fred Short
"I can still see him now, standing in the doorway of the pilothouse, firing his M-16, shouting orders through the smoke and chaos . . . Even wounded, or confronting sights no man should ever have to see, he never lost his cool.
I had to sit on my hands [after a firefight], I was shaking so hard . . . He went to every man on that boat and put his arm around them and asked them how they're doing. I've never had an officer do that before or since. That's the mettle of the man, John Kerry."
— David Alston
"What I saw back then [in Vietnam] was a guy with genuine caring and leadership ability who was aggressive when he had to be. What I see now is a guy who's not afraid to tackle tough issues. And he knows what the consequences are of putting people's kids in harm's way."
— James Wasser
Many of Kerry's Vietnam commanders and fellow officers also continue to speak positively of him:
Navy records, fitness reports by Kerry's commanders and scores of interviews with Swift boat officers and crewmen depict a model officer who fought aggressively in river ambushes and won the respect of many of his crewmates and commanders, even as his doubts about the war grew.
"I don't like what he said after the war," said Adrian Lonsdale, who commanded Kerry for three months in 1969. "But he was a good naval officer."
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"I don't know what conclusions you can draw about someone's ability to lead from their combat experience, but John's service was commendable," said James J. Galvin, a former Swift boat officer . . . "He played by the same rules we all did."
There are also discrepancies between how some of them described Kerry thirty-five years ago and how they describe him today suggest that their opinions are largely based upon political differences rather than objective assessments of Kerry's military record.
For example, Rear Admiral Roy Hoffman is quoted above, yet the Los Angeles Times reported:
. . . Hoffman and Kerry had few direct dealings in Vietnam. A Los Angeles Times examination of Navy archives found that Hoffman praised Kerry's performance in cabled messages after several river skirmishes.
Just read it, and please try to be openminded.
-A
You can't make a (good) defense without knowing what the offense is going to be. Le duh.Quote:
Originally posted by Kefka
“Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we,” Bush said. “They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.”
I'm starting to wonder if this is another Bushism or him speaking the truth from his heart.
Where's Edine's signature when we actually need it: two people, one thing, seen completely differently.
http://johnkerryisadouchebagbutimvot...himanyway.com/
And, Good post Ilvane.
[Edited on 8-5-2004 by Meos]
Or it could mean he's looking for new ways to harm this country also.Quote:
Originally posted by Latrinsorm
You can't make a (good) defense without knowing what the offense is going to be. Le duh.Quote:
Originally posted by Kefka
“Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we,” Bush said. “They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.”
I'm starting to wonder if this is another Bushism or him speaking the truth from his heart.
Where's Edine's signature when we actually need it: two people, one thing, seen completely differently.
Personally, I don't want either one of them in office. Bush's handling of the war in Iraq was miserable, and his post-war dealings make no sense what-so-ever. I mean, this is a country that makes billions on oil revenues a year, and we give them 75 million to rebuild? And while we are speaking of Vietnam, sure seems like a lot of the mistakes that where made there are being repeated in post-war Iraq.
On the other hand, Kerry, to be quite honest, scares the hell out of me. His plan to put our troops under U.N. control, NOT U.S. mind you, but U.N. leadership seems a sure fire plan for the U.N. to put our people on the ground all over the world, and gives them the right to do so. After 14 years in the military, the thought that i might go from defending my country to doing whatever the U.N. told me to do, and not even being in the U.S. Navy, but the U.N. Navy, well...it's not what i signed on for.
So, for me...i think in this election I will be voting for C...none of the above...
I think I missed that speech. When did Kerry mention putting our troops under U.N. control?