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baldeagl · PO3 Joined: 07 Aug 2004 Posts: 260 Location: Texas

I'm not one to toot my own horn, but I've just posted this to my blog, and I hope every vet will read it. I think it will touch your heart.

Fake But Accurate

I was reading Powerline tonight when I clicked on a link in this story and I began reading Mackubin Thomas Owens' Seared in My Memory. Owens discusses Kerry's claims that atrocities were routine and a matter of public policy in the Vietnam war. Like any honest broker, Owens concedes that atrocities were committed in Vietnam, just as they are in every war. However, he points out that even generous estimates of the atrocities committed in Vietnam show that less than 1% of the men in Vietnam committed them. He says, "I doubt that many armies in history could match that record."

As I continued to read I came across this quote of historian John Prados, who disputes the charge that the claims of Kerry and his cohorts are false.

DEL · Seaman Recruit Joined: 08 May 2004 Posts: 49

Thank you for seeing what every American should see.

Now compare the message the left is sending to the people of Iraq with the message they sent to the people of Vietnam.

Listen to what they saw about the war effort. Read what they said in the '70s.

Next they will start on the kids fighting this war.

BB Stacker · Seaman Joined: 20 Aug 2004 Posts: 150 Location: Eustis Fl

Thanks for the great post baldeagl. You are correct that we were under the shadow of a one sided biased media, heavily controlled by the left until recently. Now with the rise of FOX, talk radio and the blogasphere, the left can no longer control the flow of information. There are alternatives.

Sen McCain and others say they do not want to see the wounds of Viet Nam reopened. But I disagree. As you pointed out there is a great deal of misperception about the American soldier, fostered by the left, both in this country and around the world. It is the time and opportunity to set the record straight. It is great to see the tactics of the left exposed in the glaring light of a Presidential election.

dmackto · Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 12:18 pm Post subject:

Wow, great post... Your exactly right.
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Richard Christiansen · Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 3:01 pm Post subject:

I agree wholeheartedly. To solve a problem, you must know what the problem is, and one of our biggest problems in this country is the slanted view and reporting by the media of history and current events. Mr. Kerry unknowingly has touched on a raw nerve, the Vietnam war, which has never been viewed correctly by the media. We can have a healthy debate whether we should have entered the war, but I would think that we should never debate the rightness of the cause, the fight against communism and to side with those that desire freedom. Also, what Kerry did when he falsely accused Vietnam vets of widespread atrocities is very pertinent because he is still doing the same thing. Countless examples are available, but very recently he is accusing the Republicans of actively plotting to prevent minorities from voting. I think this is the same rotten tactic, to use false accusations to further his own cause. This is not only despicable, but is extremely dangerous to incite millions of people that may be inclined to believe him. I think such a politician is a threat to all of our freedoms if he should be elected.
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Tom Poole · Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 3:20 pm Post subject: Please read this...

republicanveteran · Commander Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 333 Location: Texas

Great Post. Now is the time to point out that Kerry's speech now is no different than 1971.

It is the same John Kerry. He does not know how to win a war. He has been involved in causing the country to lose a war.

He is not a winner, he is a loser.

cipher · Vice Admiral Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Posts: 902

Isn't it curious that the very same person who came up with the "fake but accurate" memos is the SAME person who came up with the "fake but accurate" protrayal of "veterans" who were self-confessed war criminals.

Coincidence? Or a pattern of lies?

Dan Rather is a traitor. Whether he was duped into it or did it on purpose does not matter. Ignorance is no excuse, and deliberate and wanton misrepresentation of the facts to demoralize and weaken the resolve of the US military and the will of the American people is nothing short of treason.

To me, Dan Rather is no different than Tokyo Rose, Axis Sally, Lord Haw-Haw, or any number of propaganda broadcasters of past years. The ONLY difference is that Dan Rather choose to make his broadcasts from INSIDE the US.
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Jerry M · Ensign Joined: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 57

What McCain and other like minded individuals do not understand is that the wounds of Vietnam were never closed so how can they be reopened. The defeat of Kerry in November will go a long way toward the closure many of us have wanted for over thirty years. Maybe McCain will finally get it when that happens.