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...less numerous, than Bush's. But the campaign didn't pivot from the past to the future after Boston and then hammer home Kerry's ideas. That left Bush a huge opening--and he reached for it in New York City. "They made a big bet on his Vietnam service," said Mark Penn, Bill Clinton's longtime pollster. "It was a good backdrop, but it was just that. He didn't really have an agenda coupled with that service...
TIME Do you think President Bush shirked his duties during the Vietnam...
...Bush did in the National Guard more than 30 years ago. The basic facts are not very mysterious: Bush got a coveted homeland gig in the Guard, just as many other well-connected college graduates did, while hundreds of thousands of other young men got drafted and sent to Vietnam. Ever since Bush ran for Texas Governor in 1994, details of the subplot have dribbled out, suggesting that he was a slacker in his later days as a pilot in the Guard and may not have fulfilled his obligations to the military. Bush has prolonged the intrigue by never fully...
...ratio of eyewitnesses who support John Kerry's Vietnam War record to those who do not can only be described as overwhelming. Yet your Notebook report "Kerry in Combat: Setting the Record Straight" [Aug. 30] allowed baseless accusations to be elevated to charges worthy of serious contemplation. Follow the money that subsidizes the calumnies of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth (SBVT). The trail leads to well-bankrolled Republican Party operatives. DAVID FEDERMAN Narberth...
...Navy records of award citations and fitness reports. Accurate reporting was an imperative that was always emphasized in my training. Getting it right was vital, whether investigating a fatal mishap or writing an evaluation that would influence someone's career. If a group wants to assert that not all Vietnam veterans agree with Kerry, it should just say so. But don't trash the integrity of the military in order to oppose a man who honorably served his country. ED SROKA Cherry Hill...