But how would that help him? His entire campaign the convention and everything is based on "War hero with the integrity to criticize the war after serving". Now he's going to say well actually these Vietnam veterans were right 35 years ago I slandered them without reason.
I'd be totally shocked if he follows that route even with the media covering his back.
Kerry is the master flip-flopper. It will be a non-apology apology. He could say that "I apologize to the vast majority of my felow Vietnam vets who served their country honorably as I did. I especially want to say that I did not mean to criticize in any way my fellow Swiftees. Kerry will explain that he was only repeating the stories of the Winter Soldier investigation (this is the latest Dem talking point)and that he did not witness atrocities himself. He will then go Lincolnesque about the need to heal our nation's wounds over Vietnam. It may play in Peoria with the help of the MSM. Bush and the RNC will be mute and the SBVFT will be out there alone as the skunk at the garden party.
I don't think this strategy will work, but who knows. Americans seem to like to forgive and forget.