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2004-08-12 Home Front: Politix
Kerry's Cambodia question
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Posted by Steve White 2004-08-12 12:00:21 AM|| || Front Page|| [11137 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 If he were actually there, his presence would still be classified. He is either a liar or a leaker.
Posted by Super Hose 2004-08-12 00:29||   2004-08-12 00:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Comments heard today and yesterday from people who would know (Like a Navel Admiral) said there is no way in the world that any swift boat could have been in or NEAR the Cambodian boarder in late 1968 ordered by President Nixon. All of this can be heard and read from a truly Great American Hugh Hewitt's Blog or at least 100 other blogs linked to Hugh's site.

The answer to the questions about this can be summed up with the character assassinations that of the 250 Swifty's that dispute John "the Fraud" Kerry's account of his service. The left knows no other way, except to call out the Lawyers when you have them pinned.

The left and it minions are now on the side of Al Queda, today it was reported that Al Queda has adopted the mantra of “any one but Bush”. George W. Bush must be re-elected, he puts the fear of god into the corrupt and the evil and the democratic party….now that is redundant….
Posted by Long Hair Republican">Long Hair Republican  2004-08-12 00:48||   2004-08-12 00:48|| Front Page Top

#3 I've become convinced Kerry isn,t modeling his life after JFK, instead it's Martin Sheen movies.
First there is Apocalypse Now and going upriver into Cambodia.
Then the War at Home and Chicago 8.
Now he is imitating Senator Sleazebag in the Dead Zone.
For the 2005 viewing season, Kerry wants to do a West Wing reprise.
Aren't there anti-stalking laws to prevent this?
Posted by ed 2004-08-12 01:26||   2004-08-12 01:26|| Front Page Top

#4 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted]
Posted by Anonymous6056 TROLL 2004-08-12 04:32||   2004-08-12 04:32|| Front Page Top

#5 Re #12... from what I have gathered, the Swift boat would simply be the wrong tool for the job.
Several better boat options would have existed and been available for that kind of mission.
Posted by Capsu78 2004-08-12 13:50||   2004-08-12 13:50|| Front Page Top

#6 So now, he's admitted he wasn't in Cambodia on Christmas, but now he was there another time with Navy SEALS. Of course, all the officers in SBVT who were his superiors knew nothing of this either and Kerry can provide no date.

"Oh, they figured out that lie, so...let's tell this one."
Posted by Silentbrick  2004-08-12 5:49:13 PM||   2004-08-12 5:49:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 "I meant the other Cambodia..."
Posted by John Fn Kerry  2004-08-12 5:55:56 PM||   2004-08-12 5:55:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Hey! Howard UK!
Our man Muck$Doo is no troll!
He is an American original and has several
patents to prove it! :)

(And a glock)
Posted by Shipman 2004-08-12 7:27:12 PM||   2004-08-12 7:27:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Off-topic or abusive comments deleted]
Posted by Anonymous6056 2004-08-12 04:32||   2004-08-12 04:32|| Front Page Top

#10 Off-topic or abusive comments deleted]
Posted by Anonymous6056 2004-08-12 04:45||   2004-08-12 04:45|| Front Page Top

#11 Anonymous6056 - In intelligible English next time shit for brains.
Posted by Howard UK 2004-08-12 04:41||   2004-08-12 04:41|| Front Page Top

#12 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted]
Posted by Anonymous6056 TROLL 2004-08-12 04:45||   2004-08-12 04:45|| Front Page Top

#13 Yeah, there is no way Nixon could have ordered anyone to Cambodia in late 1968 since he wasn't even inagurated until Jan 1969. But lets don't let pesty facts get in the way of a good lie!
Posted by Atropanthe 2004-08-12 04:57||   2004-08-12 04:57|| Front Page Top

#14 A6056 - Ima think Mucky been at the Acid agin?
Posted by Howard UK 2004-08-12 05:23||   2004-08-12 05:23|| Front Page Top

#15 So long, troll.
Posted by Steve">Steve  2004-08-12 08:58||   2004-08-12 08:58|| Front Page Top

#16 noted by several who were there: it was physically impossible to get a swift boat upriver into Cambodia....perhaps Kerry carried the CIA guy on his back the extra 55 miles?
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2004-08-12 09:12||   2004-08-12 09:12|| Front Page Top

#17 Just what I have been thinking for the past few days, Atro. LBJ sent him in, not Nixon. Where in MSM have you seen this little fact? It's all about the Cowboy.
Posted by michael">michael  2004-08-12 09:55||   2004-08-12 09:55|| Front Page Top

#18 Since I most assuredly wasn't there (being 13 years old at the time), a simple question: why couldn't a Swift Boat go up the Delta into Cambodia? I've seen this in a few places. The boats (by my landlubber's eye) seem to be fairly shallow draft, pretty manueverable, big honking engine. Why couldn't they go up the Mekong all the way to Phonm Penh? Just asking ...
Posted by Steve White">Steve White  2004-08-12 11:58||   2004-08-12 11:58|| Front Page Top

#19 Why couldn't they go up the Mekong all the way to Phonm Penh? Just asking ...
As I have read there were obstacles (concrete barriers and cables) placed by the VC preventing entry by all but the smallest sampans; and then only at high tide.
Posted by Tygurr">Tygurr  2004-08-12 13:57||   2004-08-12 13:57|| Front Page Top

#20 IIUC they were placed by the So Viet Namese and US for the reasons Capsu notes. PBR's went upstream, not Swifts (see: Apocalypse Now) which were too large, too much draft
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2004-08-12 14:08||   2004-08-12 14:08|| Front Page Top

#21 Man, you guys gotta stop H8in on this war hero. You do know he served in Vietnam with a bunch of drunk indians, er, i mean South Vietnamese!!?!
Posted by Atropanthe 2004-08-12 14:11||   2004-08-12 14:11|| Front Page Top

#22 Most folks who recall anything to do with Cambodia talked about air drops or overland hikes. Odd none of the other swifties remember this. Just JK.

If a marked US vessel had been found in Cambodia, it would have been double-plus-ungood for all involved. This was serious "the secretary will disavow all knowledge" territory. I heard yesterday on Hugh that that the Coast Guard had even set up a picket to ensure no one strayed up that way. Can anyone here on The 'Burg confirm that?
Posted by eLarson 2004-08-12 4:00:05 PM||   2004-08-12 4:00:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#23 For a devastatingly wicked take, try this Iowahawk post...
Posted by .com 2004-08-12 4:04:29 PM||   2004-08-12 4:04:29 PM|| Front Page Top

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