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Politics : Proof that John Kerry is Unfit for Command
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To: Bearcatbob who wrote (8166)9/6/2004 9:32:31 PM
From: TideGlider  Read Replies (1) of 27181
 
I am never incorrect: ;^)

Gerald Ford offer amnesty to Vietnam War draft dodgers:
The Vietnam War was very divisive for the American public. Many young Americans actively protest against US involvement in Vietnam and the drafting of US men into the military to conduct the war. To avoid military service, thousands of men dodged the Selective Service by changing their identities and going underground or fleeing the United States for Canada, which did not extradite draft dodgers back to the US.

Years after the US ended its involvement in the Vietnam conflict, many of these men were still wanted criminals, perused for their refusal to abide the conscription (draft). Ford offered these men a blanket amnesty, which would in exchange for volunteer service forgive them of their crime and allow them to re-enter US society. Ford's amnesty plan sparked bitter debate among the American people, exemplifying the fact that the sharp divisions within America created by the war had yet to fully heal.

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