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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (282038)	7/30/2002 7:45:57 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

<<Well all the official documents show that PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH received an honorable discharge. IE. The PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH fulfilled his obligations.>> That's what I was saying.

To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (282038)	7/31/2002 9:56:40 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

What you say <'honorable discharge'> is technically true. But this is also true, and undisputed: Bush refused to take the medical exam (shortly after drug tested was included in the exam) and was penalized (15 months of disciplinary action) and demoted for it: George W. Bush served five years of his six-year Air National Guard obligation between 1968 and 1973. However, 1972-1973 records were redacted "for administrative reasons" and have not been released. After undergoing two years of expensive jet fighter training at taxpayer expense, in April 1972, during the Viet Nam War, George Bush simply quit flying. He did not show up to take his required annual flight physical, and the penalty he received was automatic suspension of his right to fly and a final 15 months of disciplinary action, for which he was demoted to the Obligated Reserve Section in Denver. Official interesting points: - In April 1972, random drug testing was implemented in the military. - Bush has previously stated that he had not used drugs “since 1974.” - Official verbal answer from Bush campaign: Governor Bush “decided to not fly any longer” so he did not take the required military flight physical. However, as anyone in the military knows, one does not simply “decide” to give up a military assignment.