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Swanson Compares Apples (Enlisted Men) and Oranges (Military Planners and Leaders) and – Surprise, Surprise – Discovers Democrat Lemonade
RECEIVED Fri., May 14, 2004
Dear Editor,
For the rabid people calling for Rumsfeld to step down over the prisoner scandal, I was wondering what their comments are concerning this quote by John Kerry: "There are all kinds of atrocities, and I would have to say that, yes, yes, I committed the same kind of atrocities as thousands of other soldiers have committed, in that I took part in shootings in free-fire zones, I conducted harassment and interdiction fire, I used .50-caliber machine guns which we were granted and ordered to use, which were our only weapon against people. I took part in search-and-destroy missions, in the burning of villages." By his own admission, John Kerry is a war criminal who deliberately violated the tenants of the Geneva Convention. Anyone going to call for his indictment or suggest an admitted war criminal is fit to represent the Democratic Party?
For the rabid people calling for Rumsfeld to step down over the prisoner scandal, I was wondering what their comments are concerning this quote by John Kerry: "There are all kinds of atrocities, and I would have to say that, yes, yes, I committed the same kind of atrocities as thousands of other soldiers have committed, in that I took part in shootings in free-fire zones, I conducted harassment and interdiction fire, I used .50-caliber machine guns which we were granted and ordered to use, which were our only weapon against people. I took part in search-and-destroy missions, in the burning of villages." By his own admission, John Kerry is a war criminal who deliberately violated the tenants of the Geneva Convention. Anyone going to call for his indictment or suggest an admitted war criminal is fit to represent the Democratic Party?
Carl T. Swanson