This particular Senator can still leave us with an incredible legacy. The Senator, an eloquent man, needs to take us back to Thanh Phong, so we can save a thousand other villages. America can handle the whole truth about the conduct of American soldiers in foreign campaigns, especially in Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia and Iraq. America is the new Rome. The American army needs to set the standard for conducting war that conforms to a century of international treaties governing the conduct of soldiers in time of war and their responsibility for the welfare of any civilian populations encountered in a war zone.
War is hell, but it is a peculiar hell with codified rules.
That is why we are sending Milosovic to the Hague. So, this is not just about America. A straightforward narration from Kerrey can allow us to revisit how the French dealt with Algerian rebels and how Russia conducts its war against Chechen villages. He could raise a voice of concern for the Palestinians and the Kurds and the people of Kashmir, Tibet and the Balkans, Rwanda and Colombia, Ceylon, Sudan and East Timor. Whatever Kerry and the other six SEALs choose to do, America and the world need an honest verifiable story.