Posted on 10/18/2004 10:23:24 PM PDT by mindwest
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BOSTON MANIFESTO: Veterans & Vietnam Scholars Declare Overwhelming Opposition to Kerry >>
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UNIQUE STUDY, BY VIETNAM VETERANS, SETS THE VIETNAM RECORD STRAIGHT
A recent poll of military personnel shows that those fighting the war in Iraq overwhelmingly support President Bush over John Kerry. The American public is almost evenly divided on the issue of Iraq. What do the soldiers know that the rest of the public doesn't understand?
In the same vein, Vietnam Veterans overwhelmingly oppose Kerry. About two and a half million servicemen and women actually went to Vietnam in the ten years of major American involvement. Why are they at odds with a Presidential candidate who is also a Vietnam Veteran?
An extensive report prepared by a group calling itself "Vietnam Veterans for Correcting the Myths," comprised of Vietnam veterans who are scholars on Vietnam, details the basis for their disagreements with John Kerry. The report is lengthy (200 plus pages), but it is well argued and extensively documented (almost 500 footnotes). You can read the report or just its executive summary at www.ButtonDePress.com/BostonManifesto/index.htm
A quote:
"We are not asking that John Kerry 'bear some censure' for his behavior more than three decades ago. The issue before the American people this November is not whether Kerry should be 'censured' but whether he ought to be rewarded for his behavior by electing him President of the United States.
What precedent would that set for young Americans in the future trying to decide whether it is in their self-interest to serve, or betray, their country during a time of war? And what message would we send to the nearly three million American veterans who served honorably in Vietnam and still carry painful memories of the hostility that greeted them after returning home because of the lies told by people like John Kerry?
Our current military is disproportionately composed of the sons and daughters of proud veterans from Vietnam and other conflicts; and as we face the serious threats of a global war on terrorism, what message will we send to them by honoring a man whose tapestry of lies betrayed their fathers?"
Our current military is disproportionately composed of the sons and daughters of proud veterans from Vietnam and other conflicts; and as we face the serious threats of a global war on terrorism, what message will we send to them by honoring a man whose tapestry of lies betrayed their fathers?"
I am very worried about this. The SBVs opened themselves up to hate mail and criticism to point out that John Kerry is a Traitor to his country and should never be Commander in Chief. Will the country really do this to our military and the Viet Nam Vets? I can't believe that the country would really replace a sitting President in the time of war.
A continuation of proud families defending our country.
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This is great!
Thanks for posting it!
Read this from page 149 -
Another issue of great concern in both the House and Senate was the “watch list” used by the National Security Agency (NSA) to intercept communications to, from, or involving certain “U.S. Persons” (essentially citizens and permanent resident aliens).
The subjects of the “watch list” included roughly 450 Americans believed to have been involved in illicit drug activities, 180 individuals believed by the Secret Service to be possible threats to the President, thirty individuals believed tied into terrorist activities, and twenty Americans who had traveled to North Vietnam during the war and were believed to have ties to hostile foreign governments.
405 We do not know whether John Kerry was included on any watch list, but Congress was outraged and made it clear that the Intelligence Community was not to “spy” on the activities of Americans or aliens lawfully in this country without a judicial warrant.
Implicit in this philosophy, of course, was that al Qaeda terrorists who were lawfully in the United States as “students” or for other purposes were not to be spied upon or harassed by either the CIA or the FBI unless there was sufficient evidence of criminal behavior to justify a judicial warrant.
In 1978, Congress created the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to review government requests for electronic surveillance warrants for foreign intelligence purposes — surveillance that had previously been conducted on the sole authority of the President and senior officials of the Executive branch.
As one of those VietNam Veterans who adamantly oppose Kerry, I can say that for myself, at least, that it is the result of a visceral dislike which wells up when memories come back of some (only a few) officers who viewed the war as a means for personal gain, whether financial or, as in Kerry's case, political.
These "men" (and I stress, I only had the misfortune to meet a very few) who put their personal objectives before their mission, invariably put their soldiers at risk, rather than themselves. Behind the brass and the undeserved medals, there was only a coward. When one hears Kerry's prevarications on every issue he is faced with, and views the pattern of his life, that gut instinct tells us that we're dealing with one of those who should never have worn the uniform in the first place, and the SWB Vets' story rings true.
I am not a hero, merely an ex-GI who had the honor of serving with men who were.
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JOHN KERRY = Enemy of Vientam Vets
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Thanks for the ping and for your participation in putting this together! I look forward to working through it.
The primary author was Dr. Robert Turner, one of the foremost living authorities on the Vietnam War -- see the WinterSoldier.com Speakers Bureau for a partial biography.
I suspect that you and Bob would get along famously.
Thanks for the link! I'll pass it on to other Vets I know.
Welcome Home! (MACV, 1970)
Looks like he's written some stuff I need to read! BTW quite an impressive team of experts you've got there--excellent.
BTTT!!!!!!
The issue before the American people this November is not whether Kerry should be 'censured' but whether he ought to be rewarded for his behavior by electing him President of the United States.
I wish every American could read it – but it will make no difference to democrats. They have become – almost traditionally now – the anti-military, anti-war faction. Many democrats consider Hanoi John’s sedition and treason a badge of honor.
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