On October 14, 1979, John Kerry described a remarkable event from his days as a Swift boat officer for the Boston Herald: "I remember spending Christmas Eve of 1968 five miles across the Cambodian border being shot at by our South Vietnamese allies who were drunk and celebrating Christmas. The absurdity of almost being killed by our own allies in a country in which President Nixon [sic] claimed there were no American troops was very real." -- President Nixon, of course, did not assume office until January of 1969. On March 27, 1986, during a speech opposing President Reagan's policy...