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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: Neocon who wrote (6277)	9/29/1999 9:40:00 AM
From: chalu2	Read Replies (4) of 769668

In my view, an honorable man neither seeks nor accepts special treatment in time of war. I recall during Vietnam, my older brothers and cousins stating a belief that National Guard units were safe havens from the jungles of Vietnam, and they were right, with some very minor exceptions. Johnson wasn't worried about alarming the American public--he was already facing the worst public insurrections in decades. Johnson undoubtedly knew that the Guard had become a refuge of the privileged--look who served in Guard units: Steve Forbes, Dan Quayle, George W. Bush, Jr. Not a coincidence. It was difficult to get into the Guard in those days. GWB wanted in. "Somehow" this message was conveyed to influential people, including at least one very prominent Texas state politicians. He leapfrogged the waiting list. GWB had nothing to do with this? Very hard to believe. I'll repeat what I said earlier: in any future draft, Americans should refuse to be inducted until it is certified that all politicians' son who are healthy and eligible have already been inducted and randomly assigned to units.

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