Originally Posted by sob

I have met over thirty former "guests" of the Hanoi Hilton. One is a friend of mine.

He got his eye socket caved in with a rifle butt while his torturer quoted Kerry as "proof" that he was a "war criminal." That might not have felt good, even if he HADN'T already been shot.

Kerry will only say that his comments at the time were "a little over the top."

Would you like to guess whether my friend thinks Kerry would be a good president?

As Ollie North said, this isn't political. These Vietnam vets have been waiting thirty years to repay Kerry for what he did to them.