Kerry's '72 Army Comments Mirror Latest
During a Vietnam-era run for Congress three decades ago, John Kerry said he opposed a volunteer Army (what we currently have) because it would be dominated by the underprivileged, be less accountable and be more prone to "the perpetuation of war crimes."
Kerry, a decorated Vietnam veteran who turned against the war, made the observations in answers to a 1972 candidate questionnaire from a Massachusetts peace group.
At least, John Kerry never tried to claim that he was joking (or "botched a joke"as it were) in 1972