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In message , Cub Driver
writes Agreed. Bush used family influence to get into and out of the guard. Did he? I find no evidence of either, though I'm sure that to be the son of a Congressman helped him along when it came to being accepted (but not in leaving). I think influence played a part. On the other hand, learning to fly a F-102 isn't the easiest thing in the world[1]. And F-102s were certainly flying operational missions in SEA, and killed a few of their pilots - not exactly a safe cushty desk job. Did he bail early? Alleged, unproven, but even if he did so did lots of other folks, with no worse consequences (yes, you had a 'further commitment' - but no, the military wasn't hunting you down to fulfil it and seemed to have been reducing force anyway). Didn't snag a college deferment, either (which hasn't been a barrier to US office). I become tired of hearing pocket ideologues of either shade rant about how one candidate's uniformed service was perfectly exemplary while the other's was a complete disgrace, and the noise and fury of the fanatics means I'm wary even of more measured claims. Not my problem anyway, just an outside perspective since the debate's inflicted on me ![]() [1] At least a knife-point of RAM relevance. -- He thinks too much: such men are dangerous. Julius Caesar I:2 Paul J. Adam MainBoxatjrwlynch[dot]demon{dot}co(.)uk |
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