And while Kerry may be worried about veterans' support in America, Sinh said he would vote any day for his former enemy over President Bush. In the veteran's opinion, Kerry's experience along these rivers fighting Viet Cong might keep him from sending other young Americans to invade countries.
A more mature perspective in the White House on sending young Americans to die in Quixotic foreign military ventures would be a welcome change. The article does not mention one of the other lessons of Vietnam, namely that a war based on lies to the American public will not retain the public's long term support.
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