and a silver star, he was slandered and slimed for his vietnam service in the swiftboating effort. a swiftboat used to be just a boat, until it bake shorthand for karl rove era conservatives going as far as to attack and lie about a combat hero s service record. and president bush s own avoidance of serving in vietnam through well-connected assignments, that issue somehow became a scandal working in the president s favor rather than against him on a disputed cbs news report on the subject led to the forced resignation of dan rather as that network s main anchor. dan rather has a new book out that in part re-litigates that issue of george w. bush s vietnam-era service still today. barack obama is a post-vietnam war president, our nation s first. he was a toddler when the war started. he was barely a teenager when the war ended. but his opponent in the general election this year, mitt romney,
senator john kerry, a combat veteran who received three purple hearts and a bronze star and a silver star, he was slandered and slimed for his vietnam service in the swi swiftboating effort. a swiftboat used to be just a boat, until it bake shorthand for karl rove era conservatives going as far as to attack and lie about a combat hero s service record. and president bush s own avoidance of serving in vietnam through well-connected assignments, that issue somehow became a scandal working in the president s favor rather than against him on a disputed cbs news report on the subject led to the forced resignation of dan rather as that network s main anchor. dan rather has a new book out that in part re-litigates that issue of george w. bush s vietnam-era service still today. barack obama is a post-vietnam war president, our nation s first. he was a toddler when the war
reconciliation. is this trust really the right way to go? do we have to do this? they ve been approaching this very carefully. overall, this is about as unlike as president bush here. first of all, there s a time line. remember how the republicans didn t want a timeline on iraq or anywhere else. the taliban are the afghan people. what s the realistic plan? thirdly, all thoo expectations from republicans that this president will behave that they did. it would be the spiking of the ball, the boasting. there was none of that both in tone and the specifics of this plan. this was a stark contrast from the last war president we had. eugene robinson, i think the president was speaking to the congress tonight as well. from 2014 to 2024, there s going to have to be some tough decisions to make. how many troops, how much money and what exactly are our
from republicans that this president will behave that they did. it would be the spiking of the ball, the boasting. there was none of that both in tone and the specifics of this plan. this was a stark contrast from the last war president we had. eugene robinson, i think the president was speaking to the congress tonight as well. from 2014 to 2024, there s going to have to be some tough decisions to make. how many troops, how much money and what exactly are our operations going to be like. i would doubt we would lose over the next 12 years air superiority over afghanistan. those troops will be involved in that. there s going to be rangers there. there s going to be seals there. what does that say to the american people? i think you re right. what it says to congress and extension to the american people is we re going to have to fund this going forward. it s not going to be the burden in terms of treasure and lives
is this trust really the right way to go? do we have to do this? they ve been approaching this very carefully. overall, this is about as unlike as president bush here. first of all, there s a time line. remember how the republicans didn t want a timeline on iraq or anywhere else. the taliban are the afghan people. what s the realistic plan? thirdly, all this expectations from republicans that this president will behave that they did. it would be the spiking of the ball, the boasting. there was none of that both in tone and the specifics of this plan. this was a stark contrast from the last war president we had. eugene robinson, i think the president was speaking to the congress tonight as well. from 2014 to 2024, there s going to have to be some tough decisions to make. how many troops, how much money and what exactly are our operations going to be like.