Kerry certainly could have secured that deferment, or gone into the Guard, and been insured of missing Vietnam. He had the connections and the background to do so. He wanted to delay going in for a year of graduate work, but signed up when his deferment was disallowed.
He could have married like Cheney did, right when the draft needed more people but didn't take married ones. He could have had a baby like Cheney, 9 months and 2 days after they started drafting married men. He could have secured 5 deferments, staying in school until right after turning 26 and becoming ineligible for the draft, then quitting school - just like Cheney.
But, he didn't. He could have avoided service, but instead signed up. He could have ridden the war out on the Gridley, but he signed up for Swift boats. Vietnam. Combat.
He could have been like Cheney, Bush, Clinton, Rove, and the rest, and avoided service in Vietnam. But, instead, he CHOSE to service, REQUESTED Vietnam, and won 5 medals.
Yes, there is really no comparison between Kerry and Bush, on so many fronts... |
