Watching Sam Donaldson interview several Vietnam veteran/congresscritters on TV this morning, I learned the following things:
1) Senator Bob Kerry, even by his own version of the truth, ordered the killing of civilian women, children, and old men in Vietnam.
2) Senator Kerry is a brave war hero.
3) Senator Kerry was justified in his actions, not necessarily because they were unavoidable while carrying out his mission, but because his life was possibly in great danger and he didn't want to take any chances.
4) We who weren't there in Vietnam should not even question the actions of Senator Bob Kerry.
Now I'm trying to think, wasn't there another guy who recently admitted to killing women and children? No, it wasn't to insure the safety of his own skin in that case, it was something else. And I think he referred to it as "collateral damage," but that didn't go over too well. And I think government officials were talking about him too, only they called him cowardly instead of brave. And they said not that we shouldn't question him, but that we shouldn't listen to him -- regardless of how well reasoned some of his points might be.
Oh, man, I wish I could remember who that is I'm thinking of.