I think the Saving Private Ryan reference is very telling. Those brave men on the beaches and especially the last 30 minutes is the price they were willing to pay for our nation and freedom.
It also says that Kennedy does not think this country is worth the price paid during WW II. He cheapens them all. They paid the price, why won't this generation?
Fat Teddy is an appeaser just like his daddy. Old man Kennedy was opposed to fighting Hitler while he was American ambassador to England. FDR hated his guts and couldn't wait to dump him.