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U.S. SENATE, Committee on Armed Services, Washington, DC, October 9, 1998. The President, The White House, Washington, DC. Dear Mr. President: We are writing to express our concern over recent developments in Iraq. Last February, the Senate was working on a resolution supporting military action if diplomacy did not succeed in convincing Saddam Hussein to comply with the United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning the disclosure and destruction of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. This effort was discontinued when the Iraqi government reaffirmed its acceptance of all relevant Security Council resolutions and reiterated its willingness to cooperate with the United...

[This is another excerpt from the series of profiles on Kerry put together by the Boston Globe. I think it warrants attention for a number of things. One, note that Kerry was helping the anti-war movement while still a Navy officer. Two, note that he got an early out to run for Congress, but seems to have not run after all .] John Kerry returned from Vietnam in April 1969, having won early transfer out of the conflict because of his three Purple Hearts. He asked for a cushy assignment - service as an admiral's aide - and was given...

William Turnipseed is the man who is solely responsible for the claim that Bush was AWOL during his National Guard service. Here is a thread on the subject. Man Behind Bush AWOL Charge Is John Edwards Supporter Will Turnipseed is also a contributor to the John Edwards campaign. He did his Guard duty in Montgomery Alabama and has now retired there. It turns out that there is another prominent Turnipseed. He is the president of the South Carolina Trial lawyers association, Tom Turnipseed. (Edwards is largely bankrolled by trial lawyer groups.) Tom Turnipseed is 68 years old (Will is 71)....