This should come as no surprise to anyone who has looked at the military record of George W. Bush. With a candor that has since disappeared, he told the Houston Chronicle in 1994: “I was not prepared to shoot my eardrum out with a shotgun in order to get a deferment [Vietnam] . Nor was I willing to go to Canada. So I chose to better myself by learning how to fly airplanes.”
At the height of the Tet Offensive, when American troops were up against the wall, when the Viet Cong had taken Hue and the American Embassy in Saigon, Bush Clan clout got him into the Texas Air National Guard, despite lousy scores on his pilot aptitude test. Ironically, the unit was known locally as Air Canada because it offered all the benefits of a flight north of the border, without the weather and legal problems. To make doubly sure, he ticked the box saying “No” to overseas service.
2007-02-23 00:37:20 · 9 answers · asked by Ole Gimlet Eye 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
True George W Bush is not the best example(or my choice for Prez), but then again at least he did wear a National Guard uniform at least once, look at Bill Clinton, he fled the country rather than put on ANY United States Military uniform.
2007-02-23 00:54:14 · answer #1 · answered by John B 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If I could spare my son losing life or limb in a very hostile environment then I would do it by any means necessary, especially with there being a draft; like it was in the Vietnam era. If you have the power to shape an outcome then you will use that power. Thats just the way it is. Now what's your point?
2007-02-23 08:50:38 · answer #2 · answered by Goober W 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A search of the Houston Chronicle's archives turns up no such quote or interview.
2007-02-23 08:52:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
1. You really need to get outside once in awhile!
2. You need to read real books, and not those written by Bush
Haters, such as yourself. But, You won't!
3. As for YOUR Question - Are, or were, You?
4. To Answer your obvious next question, Yes, I believe that I
was.
2007-02-23 08:49:47 · answer #4 · answered by Sentinel 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
He was better than the beloved draft dodger BIll Clinton....
2007-02-23 11:01:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Abe Lincoln never served either. Are you going to criticize him? take your stupid agenda and blow it out of your ear.
2007-02-23 08:50:48 · answer #6 · answered by webbrew 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Not!!! & then he went AWOL on a drinking binge.
2007-02-23 08:43:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA! HE'S A WORTHLESS PIECE OF DOG SH!T!
2007-02-23 08:53:35 · answer #8 · answered by tombollocks 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
He's a p#ssy.
Vodka or gin?
2007-02-23 08:44:51 · answer #9 · answered by guy o 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋