Harkin says enough is enough: "Cheney is a Coward."
Tuesday, August 17, 2004 at 03:16AM
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Vice president received five deferments to avoid serving in Vietnam
With Vice President Cheney continuing his attacks on his
opponent's commitment to U.S. national security, some are fighting back
by pointing out that Cheney's credentials in standing up for his own
country are suspect. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), a Navy pilot during
Vietnam , said "When I hear [attacks] coming from Dick Cheney, who was
a coward , who would not serve during the Vietnam War, it makes my
blood boil. Those of us who served and those of us who went in the
military don't like it when someone like a Dick Cheney comes out and he
wants to be tough. Yeah, he'll be tough. He'll be tough with somebody
else's blood, somebody else's kids. But not when it was his turn to
go." Cheney received five deferments to avoid serving in Vietnam.
Cheney's first child, Elizabeth, was born nine months and two days
after childless men were deemed eligible for the draft, allowing Cheney
to receive a special deferment and avoid service. Meanwhile, President
Bush has refused to release documents proving his whereabouts when he
was supposed to be serving in the Texas Air National Guard. [more ]
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