"...protect the anti-war warrior from his own contradictions..."
Which means? It is starting to get through my thick skull that you reason you only offer vague generalities is because you do not have any specifics.
David, Christmas in Cambodia etc. etc. etc. It's all over the internet now. This wasn't intended to be a post on Kerry. If you want to read a site that offers all the specifics, visit Captain's Quarters (in my link list, under 'war'). Right now this militarily-connected fellow is doing exhaustive Kerry-exposure.
Later today I'll link something you'll like better, though you probably know all about it--the British ban on traditional country architecture.