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Originally Posted by Cadwiz
I started to put this in general discussion, but figured it would get moved here anyway.
What misguided hatred it is to be directed at the military for fighting and dying in an unpopular war. And why are they dying? They are dying because they are trying to fight a humane war against an inhumane adversary that doesn't have to play by the rules. I believe that it is naive to think that the most powerful military on the planet couldn't start at one side of that country and march death and destruction across the land while sustaining minimal casualties. The only thing that keeps this from happening, is trying to save civilians and limit collateral damage.
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It's hardly a shock considering we had a "loathe the military" president, Bill Clinton, for eight long years.
Then, of course, Clinton and Gore tried to disenfranchise the active duty soldiers in 2000.
Which brings us to Kerry, who told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee stories about American troops cutting off heads and ears, razing villages "in a fashion reminiscent of Genghis Khan" and committing "crimes . . . on a day-to-day basis."
His apology was that his words were "a little bit excessive . . . a little bit over the top."
I'm still amazed that he tried to be elected president on the basis of his four months in Vietnam.
Then again, he sure couldn't run on his Senate record.