Being a vet does not necessarily qualify you to make the
generalization.

Nice try. I didn't make any generalizations.

Also, it seems like you're saying that since Kerry availed himself of
what he could, that that somehow disqualifies him from being a war
hero and patriotic. Why would anyone want to stay in a place like that
any longer than possible?? His wounds were supposedly nothing, but
somehow you've become the arbiter of what does and what doesn't
qualify, over and above what the military seems to think on the
subject. .

No, all I'm saying is, like many other vets, is that no one went to Nam and
left in 4 months unless they had their leg blown off. It is my belief that
Kerry went to Viet Nam with a plan in mind for his future. He even told people
and it's documented that he wanted to have a "record" like JFK. I believe his
plan was to get 3 medals and get the hell out. I believe his plan was to use
those medals to make a career in Washington. This is my humble opinion.

If you want to talk about being unpatriotic, perhaps you should talk
about Bush deciding not to follow a direct order to have a physical,
shirking his duties, and being penalized for it by having his service
agreement extended by 6 months as punishment. Perhaps wasting millions
of dollars of taxpayer money by not doing as he was ordered is ok with
you, but it's not ok with me. I think that's pretty unpatriotic..

Please explain how Bush wasted millions of taxpayer's dollars by not doing
what he was ordered to do? It's my understanding that he skipped the physical
which was to qualify himself for another aircraft. The problem was there was
none of the other aircraft in his unit.

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