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"ArtKramr" wrote

Colin Powell was once outraged by elites who "wrangle slots in
Reserve
and
Guard units." Now he defends George Bush, who wrangled himself
into
a
Guard
unit.
By John Greeley

Powell should be outraged at people who "wrangle" Guard slots to
avoid
other
duty to which they have been called. What evidence is there that
Bush
"wrangled" (used undue influence) his Guard slot? Many people joined
the
Guard/Reserve during that period without "wrangling".

There was a waiting list for those slots at that time, and his
application found
its way to the top of the pile in no time flat and clearly out of
turn.

Sons of decorated pilots always get that treatment.

Kinda meets the "well-placed" definition doesn't it?

Yes, much like the Legacy Admissions to Yale John Kerry and George W Bush
both received. GW's ANG duty is similar to the way John Kerry was three
band aids to home in four months. There is nothing about this mud slinging
that is good for either man.

The quagmire in Vietman was possible only because LBJ didn't call up the
Guard, not because there is anything wrong with the Service. If you want to
know who killed JFK, just follow the money.