"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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DSK wrote:
NOYB wrote:
As a Lieutenant, Kerry had the authority to use info supplied to him by
military intel in order to make on the spot decisions that may have
risked
the life of the men under his control. Not much different from Bush,
eh?

No, not much different, except that Bush ordered men under his control
into combat so that his father's and his Vice President's companies
could roll up tremendous profits. And he deliberately mis stated his
reasons and the backing intel for it.

Did Lt Kerry make a dime off his Viet Nam service?

Yeah, they're pretty much the same all right.

DSK


Plus another minor difference. Intel should almost always be taken with
a grain of salt, and one shouldn't dismiss the intel one dislikes and
pay attention only to the intel that fits one's agenda. In this case,
the Bush-ites found intel that fit their plans, ignored the intel that
indicated other possibilities, and started a war. For pure political
reasons.


There is no difference in the conclusions reached by the Clinton
administration in 1998, and the conclusions reached by the Bush
administration in March, 2003. The only difference that exists is how each
administration decided to deal with the threat that all sides believed
existed. Clinton signed the Iraqi Regime Change Act and fired several
hundred crusie missiles at Iraq...and Bush finished the job with a
coordinated air campaign and ground assault.