How can he exclude only his buddies from the vicious charges he levelled. It is like a white racist telling his black employee that that employee is different and not like other blacks, and that he only hates all other blacks.
Also, Kerry admitted to doing atrocities himself, so he did include swift boats.
He was standing at every airport and bus depot in the country as these veterans got off and directed the coward protesters "NO DON'T SPIT ON HIM HE SERVED WITH ME".
Men of honor and integrity aren't going to fall for that.