Re: Baghdad Bush

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

You think he was given permission to not turn up ?
 
> > without getting prosecuted
> 
> They must not have seen anything actionable.

Or been influenced by Bush's powerful and wealthy family & friends.

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

Possibly. I'm not an Al Gore supporter. I'm a libertarian from the UK.