Re: Baghdad Bush

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 18:29:45 -0700, "Chas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>"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.

Last time that was in play was the '69  season, iirc...

>> > 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-

Aparently to no call nor summons...

> 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.

Seems to be...

>> > 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.

I mean a reporter for Stars & Stripes with no field action of his own,
save for the perils of correction fluid...

>No fucking comparison-

Only in the chow.

>and I wouldn't vote for either of them, but fair's fair.

If it turns out to be so...