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For more information about the protection afforded former Presidents , see our article about a similar rumor that was attached to the previous First Couple when President Bill Clinton left office in 2001 . But you've squabbled and sometimes bickered and horse-traded and ended up forcing me to spend money on weapons that do n't fill a vital need in these times of tight budgets and new requirements . When I left , I could go anywhere I wanted , just about . " " In my specific , personal experience in both coastal and river patrols over a 12-month period , I never once saw or heard anything remotely resembling the atrocities described by Senator Kerry . " " I never saw , heard of , or participated in any Swift boat crews killing cattle , poisoning crops , or raping and killing civilians as charged by John Kerry , both in his book and in public statements . I heard two families ended up re-sodding their damaged yards , and John never apologized to anyone , much less offered any compensation . " " When [ Kerry ] came back from the well-publicized action where he beached his boat in middle of ambush and chased a VC around a hootch and ended his life , when [ Kerry ] came back and I heard his debrief , I said , ' John , I do n't know whether you should be court-martialed or given a medal , court-martialed for leaving your ship , your post , ' " Elliott recalled in an interview .