Guest, I think the thing that should really worry you is this: Only in the USA and a few other exceedingly aggressive countries (mostly dictatorships) are a man's military credentials considered a key to getting him elected! You should ask yourself why that is.

I am from Canada. No Canadian politician in living memory got elected by beating his chest over past military heroics. We elect civilians here, not professional warriors. Countries that live to invade and conquer other people elect warriors.

You look into that.

If Kerry protested against the Vietnam War beside people like Jane Fonda, then he was serving not only America, but also the greater humanity at the same time.