Re: Baghdad Bush

"Uncle Samuel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>..... i.e. that Bush went into the
> >national guard rather than serving in Vietnam
> Speculative but logical...

True story.
The billets were closed when they opened one for him- made him a fighter
pilot and set him to protecting Texas from Oklahoma.

> > and then went AWOL for
> >some time
> Or was on a long leash at the end of an unpopular war...

nope- didn't report for duty for eighteen months- his unit was deployed to
SEAsia during that time, and fighter pilots were at a premium.

> > without getting prosecuted
> They must not have seen anything actionable.

uh; right.

> > with the help of family
> >connections ?
> Like the ones that got Al Bore a typewriter instead of an M-16 in the
> field?

You mean in-country with an actual war going on around him?
yeah.
No fucking comparison-
and I wouldn't vote for either of them, but fair's fair.

Chas