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Originally posted by bilmore
Sorry, I was only dealing with the new stuff that was just released. Sounds like he was a pretty good troop.
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Sounds reasonably competent -- and somewhat more impressive than Quayle's stint as a "clerk-typist" in Indiana. I'd be even more impressed if the North Vietnamese had fighter jets for him to intercept, or (most important) if his Daddy's friends hadn't pulled strings to get him the slot.
Still, without even digging into the whys and wherefores of whatever stuff is now being brought up -- all of this is really nothing more than another decent reason to dislike Bush (or who he was then). His record as President -- in domestic and foreign policy is the reason to want him out. In that, Club is right.
This is the way of the world -- the well-off and connected only get themselves in harm's way if they volunteer -- and damn few do. I still sort of hope to pin my old wings on one of my children some day, but I'd keep them out of a Vietnam if I could.
S_A_M
