"Still can't change the fact: he volunteered for combat duty"

Yes, because he felt it would be good for his political future. He was in and out just long enough to:

* shoot some home video to use for his future caompaigns
* be able to CLAIM first hand knowlege of war atrocities commited by US troops
* be able to CLAIM he participated in many of these atrocities
* get 3 stratches so he could apply for purple hearts and get out as quick as he could
* come home to the US and play the war hero turned anti-war activist \ political hero\crusader

He's been caught in several lies. Still hasn't shown all his records. Contributed to the loss of the war. Turned on his fellow military men and helped fuel the anger and resentment for them when they returned home to be spit on...

I'm not saying I think George W is free of any of the allegations and I'm not blindly enamored with a false image of him. But I personally am more concerned with Kerry's past actions. So let's say that Bush is a liar - does this mean we want another bigger liar in office?

Kerry wants to be a war hero president. But his own words have him pegged as a supposed war criminal - guilty of self confessed war atrocities. Which is it?