Powell on Vietnam-era National Guard

[eridani]

My, my, how things have changed!

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In Secretary of State Colin Powell's autobiography, My American Journey, he says, "I am angry that so many of the sons of the powerful and well-placed managed to wangle slots in the Army Reserve and National Guard units... Of the many tragedies of Vietnam, this raw class discrimination strikes me as the most damaging to the ideal that all Americans are created equal and owe equal allegiance to their country."

As a Purple Heart veteran and former infantryman in South Korea in 1950 with orders to "hold or die," I assure you that no Vietnam War coward who makes it to the White House and the title "Mr. President" will ever have my respect, let alone honor.

[punpirate]

1. Guess he only meant...

... Democratic "Vietnam War coward(s)."

*sigh*

[Birthmark]

2. This is one reason why Powell has lost credibility with me.

[PsN2Wind]

3. You were in the Korean War

What unit? Had a brother there, KIA 2-6-51, Sleeping Bag Hill.

[Bozita]

4. That should be sent to Rep. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)

Brown could truthfully say, "Mr. Secretary, you don't know what you're talking about."

I think that the Bushies are pulling their wagons into an increasingly smaller circle. Powell may just have been doing his part as a loyal servant who wants to sleep in the house tonight.

Or, he could be trolling for the veep slot in case the campaign plane tosses Cheney overboard due to his excessive baggage.

[eridani]

5. Kick