I have been watching the coverage of the Swift Boat Veterans for the Truth with not just a little bit of dismay. It seems to me that most of the coverage has been mostly directed at attacking the credibility of the Swift boat vets, while very little investigation has been done of the actual charges that these men bring.
For example, take a look at the Luckovich cartoon in today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
I was not in Viet Nam (I was 3 years old in 1969), so I have no idea what really happened. I do think it's fair for both sets of Viet Nam vets to tell their story, without ad homonym attacks, so the truth can be established.
And I don't think, unless you too were a Swift Boat Vet, that you should savage them. These men risked their lives also and we owe them the respect of listening to what they have to say.
Finally, I don't know about Kerry's personal courage in Viet Nam. I do know that his speech yesterday was pretty chicken shit. Instead of "turning his boat into the enemy", he ignored them and attacked President Bush, from behind, instead. If he wants to meet these men honorably, his former comrades-in-arms, I can respect that. As it is - it look as if he is running away and attacking in a different direction.
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