So by that logic, if your boss told you to do something illegal, and you did it, then it wouldn't be your fault?
Don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to defend any wrongdoings by anyone. Just pointing out the fact of why these POW's and Swiftboat people might have something against Kerry. He said they all commited atrocities, including him. Imagine for a moment, that your captors are trying to get you to admit to something that you did not do. When they think you are lying to them, they beat and torture you. You keep denying that you did anything that they accused you of. Then, all the sudden, they come in with recordings of your fellow countrymen, already home from the war testifying to the world that American soldiers all did this.
If I were in that position, when I got home from the war, I would probably feel a lot of animosity and hatred for the person who did that. It's pretty justifiable from their end and I think that they should be allowed to speak their mind. Especially when the person who did that is now running for the President of the country that they live in. Does it make anybody right? I don't believe so. There will always be discrepencies in everyone's recollections. It was 30 years ago. Should they have to keep quiet on their feelings about Kerry?