Reply #52: I don't like that part, either [View All]

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But I haven't heard Kerry bragging about it. It was part of his record, and so far I've only heard reporters bring it up.

But you know, the more I think about it, the more I kind of like that becoming part of the debate. I want to see how the Republicans react. Will they try to use that to condemn him, to paint him as a killer? If so, what will that say to the troops? Will people become uncomfortable with Kerry if they understand that number personally? Or will they begin to look on him as more serious than they thought? As someone who really does understand war in a way most of them don't?

If people start to feel repulsed by Kerry's kills, then part of the dialogue becomes "How do they feel about the kills of our soldiers now?" It may open up a dialogue on life, death, and war that is not out there now.

Americans wanted to invade Iraq and slaughter 100k people because they got tired of hearing about it on the news. What happens when tey are forced to acknowledge killing on a one to one level. Kerry personalizes it. The effects that will have on the national consciousness is hard to predict.