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

To: puborectalis who wrote (628502)	9/20/2004 9:52:25 AM
From: PROLIFE	Respond to of 769670

DNC - Kerry Campaign - CBS 60 Minutes Left-Wing Allegations and Fraudulent Documents Response to DNC Video "Fortunate Son The Democrat National Committee (DNC), the Kerry Campaign, CBS 60 Minutes and their liberal media supporters have launched the fifth major attack on President Bush's service in the Air National Guard (ANG). The purpose of this attack is to enhance Kerry's election prospects by dishonoring President Bush's service in the Air National Guard (ANG) and undermining his credibility as Commander-In-Chief of our Armed Forces. Concurrent with the airing of Dan Rather's (CBS' 60 Minutes program on 09/08/2004) hit piece on President Bush, DNC's Chairman Terry McAuliffe and Senator Tom Harkin piled on with vitriolic attacks on President Bush's service record. CBS' program (using fraudulent documents to launch their attack on President Bush) served as the kick-off call for a coordinated nationwide attack on Bush's ANG record. "Operation Fortunate Son" is the code name that Terry McAuliffe and the DNC have given for their attacks on George W. Bush's service in the Guard. Lying Allegation: The DNC alleges that President Bush falsely claimed he served in the United States Air Force and therefore lied about his military service record. This is the DNC's specific allegation: "George W. Bush's campaign literature claimed that he 'served in the U.S. Air Force.' The only problem? He didn't," "George Bush has a clear pattern of lying about his military service," Response to Allegation: When I went through flight training in the United States Air Force (USAF), we had Air National Guard (ANG) Officers in my pilot training squadron. For economic reasons, the ANG turns to the Air Force to do its undergraduate pilot training. President Bush served in the Air Force for more than a year (as an ANG officer) while going through USAF flight training. Also, the United States has exchange officers from other countries such as the United Kingdom (UK) that come to the U.S. to fly in our Air Force flying squadrons. Upon return to the UK, these Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots would say they served in the USAF (as an RAF Exchange officer) and that's what would be reflected in their personnel records. Similarly, our flying officers are assigned to squadron flying positions in the RAF. Their personnel records would reflect that they served in the RAF (as an USAF Exchange Officer). Additionally, as part of Lt. Bush's training (prior to attending USAF Flight Training), Lt. Bush was placed on active duty with the Air Force for 120 days. This would be another basis for saying he served in the Air Force. To deny that fact would mean that all service people who are in training status are not serving their country. This would be absurd but nothing surprises me any more with the DNC/Kerry Campaign and what they will do and say in their quest for power. Conclusion: The DNC doesn't know what it's talking about. You don't have to be an active-duty Air Force officer to serve in the Air Force as either an ANG pilot or an exchange pilot. George W. Bush's description in his campaign literature as having served in the USAF and ANG was correct; he did not lie about his service record as alleged by the DNC.