Unfit to Lead

Drudge is reporting that a new book, Unfit to Command, by veterans opposed to Kerry, will come out with some stunning allegations.

-Two of John Kerry's three Purple Heart decorations resulted from self-inflicted wounds, not suffered under enemy fire.

-All three of Kerry's Purple Hearts were for minor injuries, not requiring a single hour of hospitalization.

-A "fanny wound" was the highlight of Kerry's much touted "no man left behind" Bronze Star.

-Kerry turned the tragic death of a father and small child in a Vietnamese fishing boat into an act of "heroism" by filing a false report on the incident.

-Kerry entered an abandoned Vietnamese village and slaughtered the domestic animals owned by the civilians and burned down their homes with his Zippo lighter.

It seems to me that this book will have, more or less, the same impact on Kerry as the Clarke and Wilson books had on Bush, ie very little.

The main issue in this campaign is not, and should not be Kerry's 16 weeks in Viet Nam. Kerry is unfit to lead not because of his actions as a 19 year old 2nd Lieutenant 6000 miles away, but because of his actions since then and his views now. Kerry has demonstrated by his votes in the Senate for over 20 years, his statements now, and his policy outlooks that he can not be a leader who can effectively wage the global war that we are engaged in today.