"WalterM140" wrote in message
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Obviously not, because Bush wsa clearly in an unauthorized status,
and he was not held accountable.


If Bush had not done his duty he'd have paid a price, that much is certain.
Since he paid no penalty it's obvious he did his duty.



It was the '70's, the military was very unpopular, and Bush's daddy
was around to make sure no actions were taken.


Kinda like Gore and his daddy.



And Bush was in the National Guard, which is -not- the same as the
Air Force.


Nope. It's not the same as the Army or Navy either. But they're all
military service.



That's a false statement. Kerry did serve his full tour.


Negative. Kerry served a bit more than four months of a one year tour.



Not with his father covering his ass.


His father wouldn't even if he could.



Bill Clinton is not running for office.


It was the Kerry campaign that chose to make Vietnam an issue. That being
the case, Bill Clinton's behavior during the Vietnam war and Kerry's
statements during the 1992 campaign regarding Clinton's status are fair
game.



This time around a decorated Viet Nam veteran is running against a putz
who
didn't even go to OCS.


A decorated veteran who sought three Purple Hearts under questionable
circumstances and used them to get out of Vietnam well short of a full tour.