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Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
The Dems don't seem to have any sources showing that Bush was AWOL either, but that doesn't stop them from peddling their story.
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I thought the records released were very clear in establishing that he didn't show up for service for a good long time. AWOL has a technical meaning that may not apply here.
eta: See, e.g.,
this post from Kevin Drum's archive. In May 1972 Bush moved to Alabama to work on a campaign and did not show up for drills for six months. I know there have been subsequent additions to the story, but I don't think any controvert this.
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BTW - there are plenty of sources showing exactly where Kerry was on that Christmas Eve of yore.
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What does Drum have wrong? Inter alia, he points out:
- Kerry's war journal mention only that he was near the Cambodian border on Christmas Eve, not across it. (Although the journal entry ends with a sarcastic message to his superiors: "Merry Christmas from the most inland Market Time unit" at a minimum a reference to being right on top of the Cambodian border. Then: "You hope that they'll court marshal you or something because that would make sense" possibly a reference to crossing the border.)
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PS - Yglesias seems to think this story has legs, even as he throws out that same little line of yours.
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Whether it has legs and whether it is true are two different things, although I can see why you guys are more interested in whether it has legs.
Go on, keep talking about his service.
