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2004-08-15 Home Front: Politix

American Spectator Review of "Unfit for Command" (OUCH!)

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Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-08-15 10:26:16 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 While this account is from a crewman who hates Kerry and may be suspect,I still can't get out of my mind Kerrys' own account of mine/rescue/medal incident out of my mind.When the mine went off,Kerry stated he left(ie fled) the area and then returned-yet the other boats stayed there.Same in his journal account of Christmas Eve,contact and Kerry stayed in middle of river and 2 other boats went to investigate.

If any Swift boat vets are reading,was it common practice to break contact as soon as you came under fire?

Posted by Stephen 2004-08-15 3:03:05 PM|| 2004-08-15 3:03:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Explains why Gardner is not on the Kerry platform. It would be hard to live with that every day for the rest of your life.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-08-15 5:36:05 PM|| 2004-08-15 5:36:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 At least this explains why Kery thought there were so many war crimes being committed.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-08-15 5:40:08 PM|| 2004-08-15 5:40:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 With a Faruno or an SPS-10 radar you could not have missed that large of a contact. Therefore, he was not looking at the radar - probably asleep, reading, writing or smoking in the pilot house. Must have been awoken by the gunfire.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-08-15 5:46:11 PM|| 2004-08-15 5:46:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 busy trying to figure out where the hell they were - we already know he doesn't know where Cambodia is

Posted by Frank G 2004-08-15 5:50:45 PM|| 2004-08-15 5:50:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Kerry also contacted Brinkley to "modify" the account he gave to Brinkley.

Posted by jawa 2004-08-15 8:04:20 PM|| 2004-08-15 8:04:20 PM|| Front Page Top

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