Integrity
Seaman Apprentice
Joined: 22 Aug 2004
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Location: California
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 Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 2:40 am Post subject: Fahrenheit 1971 The radicalism of the young John Kerry |
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Excellent analysis. Here's the money line - | Quote: | | There were many individuals who returned from Vietnam troubled about the war. Some were critical of U.S. strategy, operations, and tactics in Vietnam. Others came to believe the war was wrong on moral grounds. But most did not slander their comrades using language that mirrored Soviet or Vietnamese Communist propaganda. Most did not consort with the enemy in a time of war. It was possible to oppose the war without doing what Kerry did. |
And this..
| Quote: | | Kerry's actions after Vietnam are reminiscent of Michael Moore and MoveOn.org today. It was not enough for him merely to criticize U.S. policy in Vietnam. He and his friends in the VVAW were obliged by their radicalism to go after the United States itself. |
Great read. Puts it all in context. Full article here.. http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/004/521fndbd.asp?ZoomFont=YES
Mackubin Thomas Owens is professor of national security at the Naval War College. He led a Marine infantry platoon in Vietnam in 1968-69
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