I was going to post this in the "527" thread, but figured it would be better suited here.
Vietnam was before my time. I have no personal standing from which to speak. However, from the information I've assimilated from literature and personal accounts I would have to say that Vietnam is a dark stain on America history.
Since there are certainly more qualified members of the board to discuss the social, politic and economic repercussions of our foray into the jungles of southeast asia, I won't comment any further except to say this.
During the 2000 election when then Gov. Bush's past was brought to bear on how he would run the office of the President we were told that the past is the past. Men change and the events of 30 years ago have little bearing on who that man is today. We were encouraged to look past the drinking, drug abuse and the business debacles and elect Gov. Bush on the merits of his life today and not to dwell on the past.
That being said, I wonder why we all seem so focused on John Kerry's past some 30 years ago. The record has stood for 30+ years without question, but now seems to be the issue of the election.
While it is true that Sen. Kerry has done his fair share to keep this in the limelight, I can't help but think that 2/3 of that maneuvering has been in defending his record.
So, I guess to sum up....Vietnam is a deep dark stain on American history, but should ultimately have no effect on the election.
__________________
No signature. None. Seriously.
|