Kerry Speech on C-Span Tomorrow

Sen Kerry's speech will be carried on C-Span I tomorrow at
10:00 am and 5:00 pm EDT


Senator John Kerry
“Dissent”
Faneuil Hall
April 22, 2006

Thirty-five years ago today, I testified before the Foreign Relations Committee of the United States Senate, and called for an end to the war I had returned from fighting not long before.

It was 1971 – twelve years after the first American died in what was then South Vietnam, seven years after Lyndon Johnson seized on a small and contrived incident in the Tonkin Gulf to launch a full-scale war—and three years after Richard Nixon was elected president on the promise of a secret plan for peace. We didn’t know it at the time, but four more years of the War in Vietnam still lay ahead. These were years in which the Nixon administration lied and broke the law—and claimed it was prolonging war to protect our troops as they withdrew—years that ultimately ended only when politicians in Washington decided they would settle for a “decent interval” between the departure of our forces and the inevitable fall of Saigon.

I know that some active duty service members, some veterans, and certainly some politicians scorned those of us who spoke out, suggesting our actions failed to “support the troops”—which to them meant continuing to support the war, or at least keeping our mouths shut. Indeed, some of those critics said the same thing just two years ago during the presidential campaign.

more at KG's blog...

http://blog.thedemocraticdaily.com/?p=2723

I just sent this email to Kerry

Dear Senator Kerry, I just finished watching you on your 35th anniversary speech on C-span. You were never better. The content of the speech and delivery made me proud. Watching it alone I was applauding. I even caught you smiling a few times! It would be an honor to have you sworn in as the Sec’y of Defense under the next administration.. I know you would never send young people to die for a ‘mistake’

Sincerely,
Serry J Winkler

http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/