Re: I committed the same kind of atrocities as thousands of other sold
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You left out this part, he is criticizing the US goverment, not the soldiers.
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So what? Did I say he didn't criticize the government? I don't believe I even condemned Kerry for what he stated in 1971. In fact in other posts buried in other threads I've more or less supported his allegations to degree. I'm not sure how wide spread the atrocities were and I'm not sure what the military policy was in the battlefield at the time. My point is there are a significant number of Viet Nam Vets, rightly or wrongly, that have a beef with Kerry. My interpretation of many of the posts is that they're stating there should be no beef as Kerry never "indicted" a lot of Viet Nam vets for committing atrocities. That's clearly not the case, he has indicted a lot of Viet Nam Vets. Kerry may have been right in his 1971 statements. I don't know. Saying that I was only following orders is not a defense for war crimes and the Vets know it. You're shooting the messenger.
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