As far as closing down the POW issue and normalizing relations with Vietnam, these issues had wide spread, bi-partisan support. In fact, John McCain worked side-by-side with Kerry on both of these issues, and has come to Kerry's defense on numerous occations. Kerry had been pushing for the normalization of relations for many years, long before Colliers had their deal with Hanoi and if fact, even if we had not normalized relaitons they still would have the contract and made the Billions.
As far as HR 2883, I am having a hard time figuring out what this gentleman is talking about. HR 2883 and its concurrent Senate bill were both passed and signed into law. (100-0 in the Senate) I thought that perhaps there was an error in the date, but HR 2883 and its concurrent Senate bill in 2000 were also passed.
Does anyone else have more information on this?
As far as his comments on Vietnam, yes there are many Veterans who dislike Senator Kerry, the things he said and the actions he took. Kerry spoke hard words in those Senate hearings, and each person needs to make their own decision as to how they feel about his testimony. However, having been to Kerry rallies and volunteered at Kerry offices, I can attest to the fact that many Veterans have a great deal of respect for the Senator and support his bid for the presidency. No group, as diverse as Veterans, is going to be monolithic in their support.
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