When John Kerry Slandered Me

kerrycountry.org ^ | 2/22/04

[pabianice]

When John Kerry Slandered Me

Today, Senator John Kerry made a remarkable demand in this, an early political season for remarkable statements. Senator Kerry Challenges President Bush to Debate on Vietnam Service.

Flashback. Thirty-three years ago, in April, 1971, John Kerry and I had important months. In April, 1971, I was in the first month of my second deployment to Vietnam with the US Navy. That month my logbook shows 69.7 flight hours. That month my crew and I flew ten missions in support of Operation Market Time. On these flights we flew our unarmed P-3B airplane on “tracks” – flight paths during which we descended to within 200 feet of the water and, after fixing the contact’s position, speed, and course, took multiple photo runs to record a ship’s on-deck cargo, electronics, and weaponry. Sometimes the contacts turned out to be neutral freighters or US warships. Sometimes they turned out to be Soviet bloc ships or our primary targets, Chinese or North Vietnamese ships trying to sneak weapons into South Vietnam with which to arm the enemy. When we came across such a ship, sometimes they tried to shoot us down. We had nothing with which to shoot back since Secretary of Defense McNamara had prohibited us from carrying any weapons of self-defense (even pistols for our survival vests) in an attempt to appease the enemy and “facilitate the peace talks.”

April, 1971, was also a big month for Former-Lieutenant John Kerry, who had recently resigned his commission so as to be able to brand my shipmates and me monsters. During the so-called “Winter Soldier Investigation” hearings before Congress, Kerry said...

[redrock]

BUMP.

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[jigsaw]

Mr. Kerry has disgraced himself, by action and word, showing the whole world
that he is foremost a career minded, self-centered opportunist, abetted by
situational morality and driven by a lust for personal fortune at any cost.

A good summary from the final paragraph.

[KSCITYBOY]

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[baseballmom]

Good website, and articles. Is that your website?

[Lunatic Fringe]

McNamara was SecDef in April 1971?

[Budge]

Bump!

[Lancey Howard]

I went to the website linked but didn't see this article.

[sinclair]

Nope.

Robert S. McNamara January 21, 1961 - February 29, 1968 8th Secretary of Defense Kennedy and Johnson Administration

[Lancey Howard]

Nevermind - - I found it.

[Rodney King]

I'd read the article if I could find it.

[Lancey Howard]

I wonder if the writer is implying that the Nixon administration was continuing with initiatives which were originally put in place by McNamara. Maybe there was some "agreement" which had to be maintained by the Nixon administration; something they were locked into. Lame either way.

[Lancey Howard]

See my posts #8 and #10.
The SECOND time I clicked on the link, the article was THERE.
At the bottom.
Weird.....

[concerned about politics]

I hope the Nam Vets are paying attention. Kerry is NOT their friend.

BTW, I'm getting really tired of these history lessons. It's 2004. Shut the book, and deal with the issues of today.

[Enterprise]

Kerry said it was Nixon's war. Kerry couldn't have been wrong could he?

[concerned about politics]

John Kerry - progressive regressive.
To him, we're still suffering in the great depression, too! Hello?

[reformedliberal]

Keep asking any Democrat: if Kerry wins, will Iraq become *Kerry's War*??? You may have to remind them of Kennedy and LBJ.

The Democrats have always been *The War Party*...Republicans, unfortunately, have always been *The Stupid Party*. I think GWB is changing that.

[Enterprise]

Excellent point. I wish some reporter would frame that question thusly:

"Senator Kerry, you labeled the Viet Nam War as Nixon's war, even though he did nothing to start it, and ultimately he ended America's involvement in it. If you win the election, should we then start calling Iraq "Kerry's war?"

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

Kerry said it was Nixon's war. Kerry couldn't have been wrong could he?

Gee don't correct Mr. Perfect.

He might not be Mr. Nice Guy any more!

haha