Reply #25: Precisely. [View All]

[Southern Patriot]

Had the Kerry Campaign been on the ball then they would have had started debunking claims immediately; pushing back with TV talking head rebuttals; and, most effectively, infiltrated an operative into the organization for inside dirt.

I think that it's pretty obvious that neither Kerry nor his advisers recognized the kind of traction that the SBVT book and claims were going to achieve. My guess is that neither of them really understood the depth of alienation and bitterness that Kerry's anti-war activities created among vets--- especially his former SB comrades.

If Kerry wins I think that one of the greatest endeavors Kerry could undertake to distinguish his uniting administration from the devisive Bush era would be to have a private fence-mending session with the SBVT. Make it a weekend at Camp David with NO press reports.

I guarantee that Kerry will win over some of the vets and the others will at least respect the POTUS enough not to slag him anymore.