So, unless somebody wants to indict Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, Nixon, Gen. William Westmoreland and all the rest of those bums, living and dead, who were the real culprits responsible for the deaths of soldiers and civilians alike in Vietnam, then we sure need to think twice about hanging any veterans out to dry. I'm not justifying what Kerrey did. That was a tragic mistake. But no matter what the circumstances were that night, Kerrey, unlike the creatures running the war, was a hero simply by virtue of his going there, risking his life, doing his duty and serving his country, and the same was true of every other American troop who served there, with the possible exception of me. I think most people agree with that thinking, and that's why nobody seems to be howling with outrage about Kerrey.
War is nasty business, very nasty.
Too bad we can't get out of it for good.