"* * Chas" wrote in message
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Yes, Bill Clinton avoided getting drafted but so did most of
the young men who attended college in the late 60s

But "most of the young men" did not play footsie with the ROTC PMS to get a
deferment, then as soon as it became obvious they were not going to be
drafted anyway, dump the ROTC program with a letter that states they
"loathed" the folks who *were* serving in *any* capacity--Clinton did.

including
many prominent members of George Ws entourage especially
Cheney who "had other things to do"!

Whether we ever find the truth about W's service record

The truth has been published, and has been repeatedly "discovered", and the
folks claiming he failed to perform the duties he was required to perform
have not been able to prove their case; when the New York Times, which is
definitely no friend of GWB, investigates the claims and concludes that he
did indeed meet his obligations, then you gotta wonder about the basis for
thses claims.

(along with his pre-1995 Texas driver's license record) will
be a subject for debate.

Are there any other specious accusations you'd like to make about GWB? I
mean, gee, the guy has repeatedly admitted he had an alcohol problem, and by
all reports he kicked it. Bully for him. Unlike his predecessor, who clung
to his vices throughout his White House stay, he demonstrated an ability to
overcome his failing in this case.


One thing that rubs me wrong is that George W got an early
discharge from the Texas ANG so that he could attend
graduate school. Now isn't that special!

Yeah! Gosh, I guess you *really* hate Kerry, who got an early discharge as
well, largely because he happened to be serving as an Admiral's aide? Glass
houses and rocks...


I was due to be discharged in October, 1965. I was trying to
"get a Cut", an early discharge to attend school myself. On
August 20, 1965, ALL members of the US Navy and Marines got
an involuntary 4 month extention at the convience of the
government tagged on to their enlistment. I don't remember
how long the extention was in effect but it sure messed up
my plans. My dad wasn't a congressman.

And your supervisor was not an Admiral.


A more important issue that affects all of is is that we
have gotten bogged down in a quagmire in Iraq,

What quagmire? You mean the "quagmire" that saw the ousting of one of the
more ruthless dictators we have seen in recent memory, or the one where we
have now extended the power and telephone grids to serve more people than
they did *before* the war, or the one where the AQ-related fellow just had
his letter intercepted admitting that things were not going too well for the
insurgents, and that they should shift focus to killing more Shiites in a
desperate attempt to foment civil insurrection?

led there by
a bunch of Chicken Hawks who never heard a shot fired in
anger!

Is Colin Powell a "chicken hawk"? How about the former CENTCOM commander,
GEN Franks? If you are referring to the guy in the White House...well, gee,
I guess you REALLY hated Clinton and his "Get Aidid" policy in Somalia, huh?
And how many shots did Gore hear fired in anger during his (short) tour in
Vietnam? And wasn't he the (gasp!) son of a Senator?

Brooks