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I was amazed yesterday talking to a group of 40 year olds that they had no idea about the events of the Viet-Nam War. They need us to explain! Suppose a marine Lieutenant today got released after his tour in the desert of 4 months. While still a just dismissed reserve, he makes three trips to Pakistan and meets with Ben-Laden and other enemies of his country to colaborate on ways to help the US lose the War against Islamic Terrorists. He returns home and organizes a committee and writes a book. He goes on TV and rallies sympathizers to...

WASHINGTON - President Bush (news - web sites) retains an advantage with voters on such qualities as decisiveness and strength of leadership despite the Democrats' effort to promote John Kerry (news - web sites) as a strong leader, a poll this week finds. "The Kerry campaign spent $80 million to $100 million on advertising and then held the convention in July, all to showcase John Kerry as a strong leader," said Bush campaign strategist Matthew Dowd. "When the polls showed very little movement, they said the goal was to change the public perception of his attributes." When asked which candidate...