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3. Kerry made public statements during the war, after his service - statements which disgraced the service of millions of people who served and who don't think of themselves as war-criminals.

I know that people don't like thinking of themselves as criminal, but Kerry was not making up the horrible acts he witnessed. People did kill women and children. People did burn entire villages.

Yes, it was a brutal war and our soldiers had trouble differentiating between cililians and militants. But that does not excuse their acts.

The many soldiers who did NOT commit any of those acts have a right to be angry with Kerry, but I have a feeling that those who DID commit them are just sore because they don't like to be reminded of it. And I don't blame them, because morals are not a very helpful thing when you're just trying to stay alive.