Candidates Quote by Craig Kilborn

I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way.

— George McGovern

A lot of people were ambivalent about Vietnam. Lyndon Johnson in 1964 positioned himself as the peace candidate. Once Johnson sent large amounts of…

— H. W. Brands

One thing is clear, the president of North Vietnam is not a fanatic. He is a very strong and determined man, but capable of…

— Martin Niemoller

If John McCain were really a war hero he would've won Vietnam.

— Zach Braff

George Bush, Dick Cheney, every one of the speakers praised John Kerry's war record. No one said he was unfit. They said he has…

— Anonymous

I'm not so much against the war as I am for a Vietnamese victory. I'm not so much for peace as for a U.S.…

— Bill Ayers

“There was no such thing as the Vietnam War. This rather surprising statement is in fact 100% true - on a technicality. As the…

— Jack Goldstein

Yes, Obama took over two wars from Bush - just as President Richard Nixon inherited Vietnam from President Lyndon Johnson and President Dwight Eisenhower…

— Bret Stephens

The Democrats are all over this. Democratic strategists feel John Kerry's war record means he can beat Bush. They say when it comes down…

— Jay Leno

For many Americans, 'Vietnam' is a word associated with war and the extraordinarily complex history between our countries. But since normalization began, the U.S.…

— Ben Rhodes

Above all, Vietnam was a war that asked everything of a few and nothing of most in America.

— Myra MacPherson

President Bush's campaign is now attacking John Kerry for throwing away some of his medals to protest the Vietnam War. Bush did not have…

— Jay Leno