[dcolton]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,131319,00.html

NEW YORK — In what has been described by Navy officials as a routine process, the Pentagon's inspector general's office on Thursday referred to the secretary of the Navy a request to investigate medals won by Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (search) during the Vietnam War.


Uh-oh. The truth is going to hurt somebody.

"The facts are clear, the Navy awarded John Kerry the Silver Star, a Bronze Star with a Combat V and three Purple Hearts. It is waste of taxpayer's dollars and the Pentagon's time, especially during wartime, to investigate a 35-year-old Navy clerical error," the statement reads.

Fear?

[BRussell]

I think that's going to backfire. It looks like the government putting its full weight behind the swiftboaters' medal issue, when Bush has tried to act like he was above that. And it's hard to see any good coming from it - what if they find there was an error, and he really doesn't deserve some designation? Then it will be the Bush administration reviewing Kerry's files to take something away from him. What if they find that everything is OK? Then it will provide official backing of his medals. Either way, they lose.

[djohnson]

Interesting. However, how do we know Bush is involved?

[BRussell]

Originally posted by djohnson:
Interesting. However, how do we know Bush is involved?

If you're referring to my post, I'm sure he wasn't. They're too smart for that. That's why it's bad that it's happening anyway (if this report is even true).

[dcolton]

Originally posted by BRussell:
I think that's going to backfire. It looks like the government putting its full weight behind the swiftboaters' medal issue, when Bush has tried to act like he was above that. And it's hard to see any good coming from it - what if they find there was an error, and he really doesn't deserve some designation? Then it will be the Bush administration reviewing Kerry's files to take something away from him. What if they find that everything is OK? Then it will provide official backing of his medals. Either way, they lose.

Perhaps. I look at it this way. Bush has nothing to lose because he is not involved in the investigation. If everything happens to be hunky dory...Bush can say that he praised Kerry for his war service and say that now we can finally move on. If Kerry is lying...he has to face the American people. I see it as win - win for President Bush.

[Zimphire]

I know this is in another thread. But it deserves to be in this one too

In 1996, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jeremy Boorda committed suicide when he learned that a reporter was about to disclose he had wrongly worn two Combat V pins on a Bronze Star, a medal that does not denote valor under fire.

At the time, Kerry told the Boston Herald that wrongly wearing the medals is a severe error in judgment.

"Is it wrong? Yes, it is very wrong. Sufficient to question his leadership position? The answer is yes," he is quoted as saying.

Kerry also spoke to the Boston Globe about the matter.

"If you wind up being less than what you're pretending to be, there is a major confrontation with value, self-esteem and your sense of how others view you."

Wonder if he will feel the same way if it comes out he was pretending.

[dcolton]

Originally posted by BRussell:
If you're referring to my post, I'm sure he wasn't. They're too smart for that. That's why it's bad that it's happening anyway (if this report is even true).

Why wouldn't the report be true? Because it is from foxnews?

[dcolton]

Originally posted by djohnson:
Interesting. However, how do we know Bush is involved?

He isn't. Judical Watch requested that the situation be looked into. http://www.judicialwatch.org/

[Zimphire]

In the article.

Bush 41 also said Kerry owes the nation and Vietnam veterans an apology.

"I think it is not enough to say, well, I made a youthful indiscretion, and I think Senator Kerry ought to apologize."

I think he should too. Heck Fonda even apologized.

[djohnson]

Originally posted by dcolton:
He isn't. Judical Watch requested that the situation be looked into. http://www.judicialwatch.org/

That is what I thought. Too bad Kerry will try to make it out that Bush was involved.

[Spoogepieces]

Too bad Kerry can't tell the truth.