On 2004-09-06, Frank Krygowski <
[email protected]> wrote:
> But as I see it, you've probably had no combat experience beyond
> computer games. You are insulting combat vets - including members of my
> family - with assinine innuendo. You are making yourself look like a fool.
>
> No, I take that back. You are demonstrating that you ARE a fool.
Good post. The thing that disgusts me most about this is that we're
reliving a war fought how many years ago? My dad had just gotten back from
patrolling the Korean DMZ (he was almost sent to Vietnam, he wanted to go
in fact, but didn't get sent because he went legally blind) a few years
later I was born. I was born late enough that even though I know the
history of all wars, including Vietnam, well. I really don't remember much
about the 70s. It was all just Star Wars to me.
And now we're reliving the Vietnam War for one man, detail by excruciating
detail. And this makes me so angry, not so much because of the
politics of Kerry's service, but because of what this means to
other soldiers. That's where your post is right on. For my part,
though, I'm angry because I got to avoid this the first time around. Now
I'm having to relive it. And my opinion is, if we're going to redo the
Vietnam War all over again, let's redo the whole thing.
Let's investigate Nixon and if he extended the bombing too long for
political purposes. Same with Johnson. Kissinger gets sent to the Hague.
Macnamara gets sent to the Hague. If we're going to pick apart one man's
service with tweezers then let's pick apart the decisions of the officials
who sent them there. Because to do otherwise is unfair and disgusting.
Preston