Once more a nation divided

Worldnetdaily ^ | August 17, 2004 | David Hackworth

[sox_the_cat]

The Vietnam War rages on. Witness the barrages being fired by Viet vets on the right and the left: "George W. Bush is a draft-dodger"; "John F. Kerry isn't a war hero."

Once again, that tragic war divides America – and this time around, it's vet pitted against vet.

Sure, Bush dodged the draft, along with a reported 14 million other Americans with the savvy to work out that Vietnam was a no-win, sorry war. But although he had the luck and the connections to land a spot in the Air Guard, he did put his butt on the line flying a machine for which he was entitled to hazardous-duty pay – and that's because zooming around in a jet fighter was and still is highly dangerous.

[sox_the_cat]

I didn't see this posted

[Repairman Jack]

I like Hack but he seems to keep evading the point that it's an issue cause Kerry is basing his entire campaign on those short four months in country.

[dts32041]

This from a self confessed dope smoking fraternizing officer.

Who couldn't take the heat for his views and ran away from his country.

Just another Fning self aggrandizing perfumed prince wannabe.

[crusty codger]

not one of their testimonies would hold up in a court of law. A judge would call these men liars and disallow their biased statements.

If this were true JFnK wouldn't be threatening to sue TV stations he would be suing these men!

[fooman]

Hack never looks at the facts. The boats came within 25 feet in some cases.

The navy's medal process was not followed in this case.

[Hurtgen]

So why did the Kerry Campaign have pictures of all the commanding officers of the Swift Boats, listing them as the Band of Brothers, at least until they demanded it be taken down.

[clintonh8r]

Hackworth has become a first class a-hole. George W. Bush did not "dodge" the draft. In my opinion, he didn't even "avoid" the draft. He served. Besides, even if he had been drafted, if his daddy was powerful enough to pull the right strings to get him into the ANG, as the Bush-haters insist, then couldn't he have pulled the right strings to keep W out of a combat zone? The left is so consumed with Bush-hate they can't even reason anymore.

Bill Clinton was a draft dodger and proud of it, so why should this even be an issue with the RATs and the DUmbasses?

[Blood of Tyrants]

Hackworth is a hero, but even heroes can be idiots. Why is the word of a very few who ask the Kerry campaign before they answer and the DOZENS who do not?

[sox_the_cat]

I sent hackworth an email asking him if he's read the book or at least listened to any interviews.

[wideawake]

Bush didn't "dodge the draft" anymore than his father "dodged the draft."

He signed up for the Air National Guard, presumably because he wanted to be a pilot.

At any time, the President could have called up the Guard and sent them off to combat.

You're not hiding from combat by volunteering for the Guard - ask any of the brave Guardsmen who are currently serving in Iraq.

[vbmoneyspender]

I didn't know Hackworth is a lawyer.

[Neville72]

Why can't the Kerry defenders persuade the perfumed prince to release his military records instead of attacking his accusers. If, as Hackworth says, Kerry served honorably and hasn't lied, his record will bear that out and we'll never hear of O'Neil again.

Not a single one of Kerry's minions has called on him to do that;not a single one. That's very instructive, I think. Hackworth probably knows in his heart of hearts that Kerry has grossly fictionalized his time in Viet Nam just as he did the Christmas in Cambodia story(which Hackworth conveniently avoids mentioning)and a release of his records will only bear that out.

[clintonh8r]

Please. The rabid left isn't interested in hearing any facts. They're still stuck on "Gore won"!

[Leatherneck_MT]

Hack is a "hack" and will never be anything but a hack.

A hack for what I don't know, but a hack nonetheless.

I used to visit his website quite often, but it became clear soon enough that his website wasn't for giving out good useful info, it was about building himself up in others eyes.

That was my impression anyway.

[stop_fascism]

U.S. Navy and its high standards for handling awards are now on trial as well.

Amazing that that didn't concern Hackworth when he was hounding Borda.

[BFM]

So I guess to summarize Hackworth's thinking...

(1) If you joined the National Guard during a war you're a coward.

(2) If you've been to war you can claim anything and no one can or should question the truthfulness of your claims.

(3) The 7-8 Vets who surround Kerry are more credible than the 250 who say things didn't happen as Kerry claims. Does that mean that you can be a bald face lier if you served in the 'Nam?

(4) That labeling your fellow "Band of Brothers" as war criminals, as Kerry did, is OK and we should just all "hug and move on".

(5) That you can lie about war stories like being in Cambodia on Christmas 1968 and claim Nixon put you there, when Nixon wasn't even President yet. "Hey, man, Kerry was in the Nam." Right!

Hey, Hack, please explain to us all why the military is so overwhelming pro-Bush? Also, show us any credible evidence that Bush used influence to enter the Guard and avoid Vietnam.

What an F-ing fraud you are Hack. Please go do a toke for us somewhere else. You hatred for Bush is showing. At least be honest about it and not defend Kerry.

BFM
De Oppresso Liber
(Also a Veteran)

[dts32041]

Or his ranger tab s, but what the hey hack is hack and therefore subject to close inspection.

[junta]

I think Mike Savage had as a guest someone who served on the same boat as Kerry, and from what this man said Kerry scammed the injury system.

[sox_the_cat]

I guess Hack worth feels bad about what happened to Adm. Boorda and doesn't want to expose Kerry in any way.

[Question_Assumptions]

I read the first half of Unfit for Command last night. The claims that the testimony in that book would not hold water in court and the more specific complaint that the book does not quote anyone who was actually in the boat with Kerry are false. The book does quote people who were in the boat with Kerry and quotes other people who were as involved in the events in question as Kerry would. Hackworth, should read the book if he really cares about being honest. He's not doing his own honor any good by uncritically pointing easily verifiably false DNC talking points.