Personal Wars

JOHN KERRY Title: Senator, D-Massachusetts Stance on Iraq: Anti-war Military history: Highly decorated Vietnam War vet.

CYNTHIA McKINNEY Title: Congresswoman, D-Georgia Stance on Iraq: Anti-war Military history: None

JIM JEFFORDS Title: Senator, I-Vermont Stance on Iraq: Anti-war Military history: Served active duty with the U.S. Navy from 1956 to 1959, and retired from the U.S. Naval Reserve as a captain in 1990.

PETE STARK Title: Congressman, D-California Stance on Iraq: Anti-war Military history: Vietnam War vet. Stark served in the U.S. Air Force.

HARRY REID Title: Assistant Senate Majority Leader; D-Nevada Stance on Iraq: Anti-war Military history: None

DENNIS KUCINICH Title: Congressman, D-Ohio Stance on Iraq: Anti-war Military history: None

BARBARA LEE Title: Congresswoman, D-California Stance on Iraq: Anti-war Military history: None

RUSS FEINGOLD Title: Senator, D-Wisconsin Stance on Iraq: Anti-war Military history: None

BOB BARR Title: Congressman, R-Georgia Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: None

PHIL GRAMM Title: Senator, R-Texas Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: Received a marriage deferment and avoided Vietnam.

TRENT LOTT Title: Senate Minority Leader, R-Mississippi Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: None

DENNIS HASTERT Title: House Majority Leader, R-Illinois Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: None

DICK ARMEY Title: House Majority Leader, R-Texas Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: None

TOM DeLAY Title: House Majority Whip, R-Texas Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: The most powerful hawk in the House of Representatives. A no-show in Vietnam. He is said to have once complained that he would have served but all the spots were taken up by ethnic minorities.

JOSEPH LIEBERMAN Title: Senator, D-Connecticut Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: None

JEB BUSH Title: Florida Governor, Republican Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: None

OTHERS

BILL CLINTON Title: Former President Stance on Iraq: Pro-war. The goal to remove Saddam was adopted during Clinton's reign on the eve of his impeachment vote, though recently he has raised doubts about going after him. Military history: None, with Vietnam deferment.

DAN QUAYLE Title: Former Vice President Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: None. Served in the National Guard.

GEORGE H. W. BUSH Title: Former President Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: WWII fighter pilot.

JAMES BAKER Title: Former Secretary of State Stance on Iraq: Anti-war. Warned last week that acting unilaterally against Iraq would be unwise. Military history: Spent two years of active duty as a lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps in the 1950s.

JACK KEMP Title: Former Congressman Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: None. Played pro football instead.

TOM HAYDEN Title: Former California state Senator Stance on Iraq: Anti-war Military history: None

WAYNE LaPIERRE Title: Executive vice president of National Rifle Association Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: None

BILL O'REILLY Title: Fox News commentator, "The O'Reilly Factor" Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: None

FRANK GAFFNEY Title: Founder/director of the Center for Security Policy Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: None

WILLIAM KRISTOL Title: Editor of The Weekly Standard Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: None

ROBERT KAGAN Title: Member of Project for a New American Century Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: None

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER Title: Nationally syndicated columnist Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: Missed out because he is Canadian.

GARY BAUER Title: Christian Right leader Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: None

MARTIN PERETZ Title: The New Republic editor Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: None

WILLIAM BENNETT Title: Former drug czar; co-director of Empower America Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: None

GEORGE WILL Title: Essayist Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: None

NEWT GINGRICH Title: Former House Speaker Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: None

RUSH LIMBAUGHTitle: Radio personality Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: Missed Vietnam because of anal cysts.

BRITT HUME Title: FOX commentator Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: None

ALAN KEYES Title: MSNBC host Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: None

JERRY FALWELL Title: Religious personality Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: None

KENNETH STARR Title: Former independent counsel Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: None

ANTONIN SCALIA Title: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: None

CLARENCE THOMAS Title: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: None

RUDY GIULIANI Title: Former mayor of New York Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: None

SYLVESTER STALLONE Title: Actor Stance on Iraq: Pro-war Military history: None