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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
1 John Kerry, as President, won't actually fight. So, who is personally braver isn't really that big an issue. Maybe you could say his time in combat gives him some insights that would be valuable in making decisions re. the troops, but frankly that level of decision is probably below the Preident.
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This argument is always leveled against Democrats. Ty's response, that he'd rather have someone who's been there, was the exact argument used by Republicans in 92 and 96 with Clinton, but to the opposite conclusion: Clinton was a "draft dodger" and so wouldn't fight.
Clinton sent troops to the Balkins and Somalia. Carter sent in troops to rescue Iran's hostages (albeit in an utter failure), not to mention the covert opperation in Southeast Asia. The troops in Vietnam were sent not by a Republican, but by Kennedy and Johnson. It was Truman who sent troops to Korea. Roosevelt lead us through WWII. Wilson got us into WWI. On the "which party is more likely to have the resolve to commit troops" question, it's a wash.
