Harkin says enough is enough: "Cheney is a Coward."

• Vice president received five deferments to avoid serving in Vietnam

With Vice President Cheney continuing his attacks on his opponent's commitment to U.S. national security, some are fighting back by pointing out that Cheney's credentials in standing up for his own country are suspect. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), a Navy pilot during Vietnam , said "When I hear [attacks] coming from Dick Cheney, who was a coward , who would not serve during the Vietnam War, it makes my blood boil. Those of us who served and those of us who went in the military don't like it when someone like a Dick Cheney comes out and he wants to be tough. Yeah, he'll be tough. He'll be tough with somebody else's blood, somebody else's kids. But not when it was his turn to go." Cheney received five deferments to avoid serving in Vietnam. Cheney's first child, Elizabeth, was born nine months and two days after childless men were deemed eligible for the draft, allowing Cheney to receive a special deferment and avoid service. Meanwhile, President Bush has refused to release documents proving his whereabouts when he was supposed to be serving in the Texas Air National Guard. [more ]