Why Kerry&#39;s War Record Matters
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Almost 30 years after the last helicopter fled the roof of the US Embassy in Saigon, Vietnam remains the great American quagmire. You might think it should belong to history by now, especially
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Thursday September 9, 2004 Evidence of the president&#39;s fudged war record emerged in time to undermine the Republicans&#39; triumphal march.
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It may be of great interest to voters whether Sen. John F. Kerry was or was not a war hero. That certainly seems to be the issue of the day.
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WASHINGTON - Ads attacking Sen. John Kerry&#39;s Vietnam war record have reopened 30-year-old wounds at a time when the country needs to unite behind the war in Iraq, Sen. John McCain said Wednesday.
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BOSTON - Sen. John Kerry accused President Bush on Thursday of relying on front groups to challenge his record of valor in Vietnam, asserting, "He wants them to do his dirty work."   Fighting back, Kerry said if Bush wants to "have a debate about our service in Vietnam, here is my answer: 'Bring it on.'" Bush served stateside in the Texas Air National Guard during the war...
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For most Americans, the war in Iraq is a harrowing conflict responsible for more than 1,000 U.S. military deaths. For President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry, it represents much more as each tries to use Iraq as a prism through which voters will harshly judge their rival.
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It&#39;s probably important to say this up front: This year&#39;s presidential election shouldn&#39;t be about George W. Bush&#39;s four years in the Texas Air National Guard or John F. Kerry&#39;s four months in Vietnam.
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Why hasn&#39;t Senator John Kerry&#39;s newly formulated Iraq policy gained traction among voters? Even in the wake of a relatively strong performance in the first debate, and more than a week after
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Bizarrely, the presidential election hinges at the moment on how much action Democratic contender John Kerry saw while serving in Vietnam -- as opposed to President Bush&#39;s defense of Texas and Alabama as a member of the National Guard.
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A commander of a Navy boat alongside John Kerry in Vietnam broke a 35-year silence and defended the Democratic presidential nominee&#39;s war record against attacks by other veterans.
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Washington -- The debate over US Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry&#39;s record in the Vietnam War continued yesterday after the resignation of a veteran working to help re-elect George W. Bush.
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At least it was a wartime debate last Thursday night between President George W. Bush and John Kerry. But it didn&#39;t provide much clarity about what either candidate would do as a wartime
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US Sen. John Kerry, aging naval officer from the Vietnam War, wants voters to view him as a decorated veteran. However, he is under intense enemy fire in a modern-day war -- one for the US presidency -- and
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John Kerry&#39;s escalating criticism of George W. Bush&#39;s policy in Iraq raises a question fundamental to democracy: How far can the opposition go in attacking the president in the midst of a war?
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The political battleground in the presidential campaign has shifted from states like Ohio and Florida to Vietnam. The all-too-real battleground of three decades ago is once again playing a
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Amid the controversy over &quot;Unfit for Command&quot; and the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, it&#39;s worth noting that John Kerry&#39;s surrogates continue to overstate their man&#39;s Vietnam record.
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WASHINGTON - John Kerry&#39;s Vietnam War records run to multiple medals and a notation of &quot;conspicuous gallantry&quot; in combat.