"Krztalizer" wrote in message
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I thought the main issue wasn't that he served, but that he didn't
complete his
obligation of service? During the press conference, the press secretary
kept
affirming that he had drilled and it was all right in the records he had
provided - then he said something about 'nine days' for the year in
question
and I thought, Isn't the guard requirement "one weekend a month and two
weeks a
year"?

The 2 weeks is optional.

Besides that, Kerry got an early out and then failed to show up for his
Reserve obligation.

I think all of this stuff is ancient history, but its also the politics in
America today. Its all about tearing down people instead of finding
solutions
to problems. That's what makes it all so distasteful - more effort,
campaign
money, taxes, and most importantly, unrecoverable *time* gets poured into
hacking at political opponents than ever gets directed at the long term
issues
that face us all.

Kerry opened this can of worms and now he will have to live with them.