You're right; Bush "never went before the nation and said that the men who did were a bunch of, RAPISTS and BABY KILLERS." Instead he chose to voice his opinion through actions - being much stronger than words.

And what did he say? He said, "I'm too good to be dieing for my country. Hell, let them other less fortunate fellars do all that dieing and stuff. I got me some beer to drink and coke to snort."

Doesn't change the fact: Kerry was there. Bush was not. Both by conscious decision.

By the way, did Kerry say that all the men that fought in Vietnam were guilty of rape and murder? Or did he merely mention those were but a few of the atrocities experienced there? Can you unequivocally state that he lied about rape and murder happening during the war?

So, to recap, we have a guy that used his personal and family connections to avoid combat, thus forcing someone else to go in his stead. The guy can't even provide documentation to prove beyond doubt that he even completed the service he signed up forto avoid combat. He is the guy you claim to represent good.

The other guy went to combat of his own volition, even volunteered for ultra-hazardous duty. He didn't like what he saw or experienced. He comes home and uses his American rights to help convince policy makers that the war was killing fellow Americans needlessly. By stopping the war, thousands of Americans were spared the horror of war and death. This is the guy you claim represents bad.



Weird value system.

This just added:
By the way, go do a real quick Google using the following: coast guard vietnam

You'll love what you find.