Since the only “important” thing in the world seems to be the actions of John Kerry over 30 years ago, read this. This speech, made by John Kerry as a spokesman for Vietnam Veterans Against the War during Operation Dewey Canyon III, a massive Washington DC protest by anti-war veterans in 1971, is about to become the big “issue” of controversy. My opinion is that anyone who had the guts to make such a speech is a real hero, even more so than someone who showed bravery in battle. Kerry did both. Ripping open the old wounds of Vietnam and the anti-war movement is a destructive thing to do, and Bush will come off worse for it than Kerry will. But when Americans are being killed right now in a similarly pointless war, in my opinion there is a true relevance to the words of the speech. Just so you youngsters know, Kerry has never apologized for the speech, and as recently as this year, when ambushed by ABC’s Charlie Gibson he stood by it and said he was proud of it. Two weeks ago GOP radio goon Sean Hannity asked Gen. Tommy Franks about the most scathing of Kerry’s charges in the speech, hoping to enlist Franks’ help in condemning young
Kerry’s opinions. Franks replied by saying that the things Kerry described did happen in Vietnam.
Leave a Reply