Then Kerry turned the issue against the president, saying for the first time that Bush was far more vulnerable on matters of Vietnam-era choices because of questions about whether he completed his service in the Texas Air National Guard. ''He owes America an explanation about whether or not he showed up for duty in the National Guard. Prove it," Kerry told NBC.
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Your paper writes: "Imagine if supporters of Bill Clinton had tried in 1996 to besmirch the military record of his opponent, Bob Dole." Well, you can speculate all you want, because it never would have happened. Bob Dole never bragged about his military service, his debilitating injury, or the medals he'd won during the war. And unlike John Kerry, Bob Dole didn't come back home and accuse his Brothers in uniform of war atrocities.
John Kerry isn't running on his 19 years in the Senate...he's running away from it. The only thing Kerry has left to run on is his lousy four months in Vietnam. If Senator Kerry didn't want to be questioned about his military history, then he shouldn't have made it the cornerstone of his campaign, nor base his qualifications to be Commander in Chief on the time he spent in uniform.
Senator Kerry can make this all go away. All he has to do is sign Form 180 and have ALL his military records opened to the public. Doesn't anyone find it rather strange that a man who touts his heroism and medals during the Vietnam War won't let anyone see the full records detailing his actions? He won't release his military records. He won't release his medical records. He won't release his wife's tax returns, but he wants us to elect him to the highest office in this nation?
I might have been born at night, but Senator, I wasn't born last night.