[Hon]

"He keeps calling it Nixon's War in speeches and debates. He served during LBJ's term in a war started under the Kennedy Administration."

Yep. Not only that his roommate at Yale was McGeorge Bundy's nephew. Kerry even claims that Bundy himself talked to him about going to Vietnam after he graduated from Yale.

Kerry said he felt like Bundy was representing John Kennedy in spirit, and this is why he enlisted. (Of course he also was facing the draft.)

[w1andsodidwe]

Kerry said he felt like Bundy was representing John Kennedy in spirit, and this is why he enlisted. (Of course he also was facing the draft.)

It should also be noted that during the Viet Nam war there was a draft deferment while in college. Young men who flunked out were immediately drafted and of course graduates were immediately subject to the draft also.. That is why President Bush was not drafted, he was in school during part of the war and then joined voluntarily (enlisted). So where is the difference? Just what branch they managed to enlist in?

[truth_seeker]

"He keeps calling it Nixon's War in speeches and debates. He served during LBJ's term in a war started under the Kennedy Administration."

In fact, Nixon's term began 20 Jan 1969.

Since Kerry served both before and after that date, he served in Johnson's and Nixon's War, both started by one JFK (who is regal because he died so young and pretty).

History further reflects that we had involvement in Vietnam under Eisenhower. It was a matter of bipartisan policy for the era, to oppose commy expansion.