Christopher Ward writes that he is more troubled by Sen. John Kerry's (D-Mass.) post-Vietnam War activities than President Bush's service in the Air National Guard during the Vietnam War. Ward's piece is no more than a misleading political endorsement.
Those who served in Vietnam know that nearly all who were able to get in the Reserve components during that time did so to avoid duty in Vietnam. Obtaining a slot in the Guard or Reserves during the Vietnam era was nearly impossible because both were filled to capacity. Only those with power and influence could make a difference in who got in. The president's father met those qualifications.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Al Gore (news - web sites), who lost the presidency to George W. Bush in 2000, assailed the commander in chief Sunday, accusing him of betraying the nation by invading Iraq (news - web sites).
Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites) of Massachusetts, who won the Maine caucuses Sunday to bolster his Democratic front-runner status, accused President Bush (news - web sites) of "telling the American people stories" when first explaining why the U.S. should go to war with Iraq (news - web sites).