Posted on 09/24/2004 5:51:52 AM PDT by appalachiandriftwood
Captain's Quarter is reporting that O'Reilly ran a 2001 interview with Kerry last night in which Kerry said that he was in Safwan for the armistice signing ending the 1st Gulf War. The Captain then goes through a time line of Kerry's contemporaneous activities and questions if it was true.
Kerry clearly embellished his record. The famous meeting with Swartzkof in the tent with the Iraqi generals happened on March 3, 1991. Kerry did not arrive in Safwan until March 17.
He was at the signing, before he was not at the signing.
LOL!
"Kerry clearly embellished his record. The famous meeting with Swartzkof in the tent with the Iraqi generals happened on March 3, 1991. Kerry did not arrive in Safwan until March 17."
"IF" JFKerry was in Safwan on the 17th of March then what he said his not an out right lie as there was a meeting on that day as well.
Re: Did Kerry Lie about Attending the Signing of the Gulf-War Ceasefire
From mass55th | 09/24/2004 7:21:26 AM EDT replied
Here's a copy of an archived article I found on Kerry's trip:
SENATORS DOUBT US WILL INTERVENE IN IRAQI STRIFE
Author(s): Elizabeth Neuffer, Globe Staff Date: March 17, 1991 Page: 14 Section: NATIONAL/FOREIGN
KUWAIT CITY -- A delegation of senators yesterday told US soldiers massed on the Iraqi border that it is unlikely US forces will intervene in Iraq's civil war and predicted that the soldiers will return home soon to a hero's welcome.
The delegation swooped down in glistening helicopters on the border outpost of Safwan, Iraq, to meet with the US Army's 1st Armored Division, which helped spearhead the allied ground offensive against Iraq and tangled with the Republican Guard. "It's unbelievable," Sen. John Kerry said, congratulating the troops yesterday. "A lot of those of us who served in Vietnam found a new breath of air in your courage and optimism."
The senators later returned to Kuwait City, where they met with Crown Prince Saad Abdallah Salem Sabah, who pledged that his country will move toward democracy, but only after reconstruction from the ravages inflicted by Iraq is complete.
Asked about relations with Israel, the crown prince told the senators Kuwait will press for an international conference to resolve Arab-Israeli conflicts but will not abandon a boycott of Israeli goods without approval from the Arab League.
Yesterday's visit -- the second by a congressional delegation in as many days -- comes during a period of continuing uncertainty as Kuwait struggles to return to normalcy after seven months of Iraqi occupation and as rebel factions are battling President Saddam Hussein's forces in Iraq.
Sen. Wendell Ford, a Kentucky Democrat who headed yesterday's delegation, said the group was trying "to determine what went right and what went wrong in the war. We're getting ready for the defense authorization bill, and these are some of the questions we want answered."
Earlier yesterday, the delegation was briefed by Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander of US forces in the gulf, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and senators said he did not give them the impression that US troops would get involved in Iraq's civil war.
Once a formal cease-fire is signed, the senators said, troops would be heading home.
"Gen. Schwarzkopf wants to get everybody out as soon as he can," Kerry told a group of soldiers from Massachusetts, predicting that as many as 5,000 to 8,000 soldiers a day could begin coming home between now and Easter.
The senators said President Bush has left open the door for involvement should Iraq use chemical weapons to quell the rebellions. But most appeared to favor turning again to the United Nations for guidance.
Kerry, who voted against the use of force in the gulf, said yesterday he has no regrets about his vote. But as he chatted with soldiers, he added he was "delighted by the outcome" of the war.
As Kerry jotted down soldiers' names and addresses, Pfc. Thomas Dardas, 19, of Lawrence told him that the military mail was slow. Lt. Carl Taylor 25, of Buzzards Bay described the 1st Division's stand against the Republican Guard. And one soldier interjected with a vital question: "Are the Celtics still No. 1, sir?"
"No, but they're doing all right," Kerry replied.
Nearby, Sen. Joseph Lieberman, Democrat of Connecticut, chatted with Lt. Robert Law, 23, of Ridgefield, Conn., about the war. "You are going to be greeted like heroes, which you are," Lieberman said.
In other words..... John Kerry was not there for the signing of the Armistice
What the liar gets caught lying again? He was still telling the Cambodia magic hat story in June 2003, why not lie to O'Reilly in 2001? I'll bet my next cup of Coffey Anonymous that he did lie. In fact, if it happened on March 3 and he didn't get there until March 17, what's to bet? He lied.
What is truly unbelievable, Senator, is how you manage to work "Vietnam" into every single thing you say and do.
"Oh. waiter! Please bring some more Chardonnay for those who served in Vietnam."
Didn't get there until two weeks later. BUSTED!
But, his attendance at the photo op, two weeks later, is seared...seared in his memory!
Here is the right link:
http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/
How dumb can Kerry be?
"A delegation of senators yesterday told US soldiers massed on the Iraqi border that it is unlikely US forces will intervene in Iraq's civil war and predicted that the soldiers will return home soon to a hero's welcome.."
AHHH. And this statement conveyed to Saddam that he had "free rein" to wipe out the Shia resistance in the south. Which he did with utmost brutality.
Whether Schwartzkof told the senators the US would "not intervene" - or not- by this statement, John Effin gave Saddam a green light.
Thus as in 1970/71 when he met with the NViets and VietCong, "Kerryism" revealed itself. By giving aid and succor to our enemies (in this case, Saddam) Kerry's ill-timed statement contributed to the deaths of THOUSANDS of Iraqis in the aftermath of DESERT STORM. Anyone want to check the timeline of this statement and the beginning of the Iraqi helicopter assault on the Shia?
PS: TerAyza- we found a scumbag for ya'. Look on the pillow next to yours.
not to mention he probably did a re enactment of the ceremony with his super 8
I wonder if this isn't some mental illness...
Reeeeealy dumb.
How high is up?
IF you are going to tell a lie tell it as close to the truth as possible, that way you can say you didn't remember correctly or got some point wrong. You can more handily get away with the lie you actually told.
JfK is not dumb, he is walking homocide. Everywhere he goes he is spreading death....he should hang from a short rope..
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