To me, what I found most offensive about Kerry's non-apology was his terming the Iraq war a "mistake." It reminded me of his 1971 Senate testimony and the question, "How do ask someone to be the last man to die for a mistake?" In essence, Kerry is saying that the almost 3,000 Americans who have died in Iraq have made a worthless sacrifice, i.e., they died in vain.
It took the military almost 20 years to recover from Vietnam. If the Dem defeatists have their way and we cut and run, how many Americans will volunteer for the military in the future? If you can't support the mission, you can't support the troops.