National Guard: Bush playground -- U.S. Military: Bush plaything

[enough]

I think we need to take the focus off technical proofs of AWOL. It's perfectly possible that they will come up with some real or fake documents to refute the specific AWOL accusation.

The real issue with Bush's military service is deeper. It's obvious from the undisputed facts in the record that George W. Bush did the absolute minimum (perhaps less than the minimum) required in his privileged circumstances to get in and out of the military without breaking a sweat. Nobody has ever argued that, let alone refuted it.

Even now, the best Bush can say about his time in the Champagne Unit is -- I got an honorable discharge, so I MUST have been there.

This is a very strange thing to say (as if he really has no memory, but he'll believe what they tell him. Coming from the President of the United States, it is despicable.

Now, thirty years later, the same man uses the entire awesome power of the U.S. Military to do what he wants. Not what is needed or required, but what he wants.

He makes a decision and hundreds of thousands of lives are altered, billions of dollars are spent, and thousands of human beings die. And when asked by an interviewer some weeks ago about what he thinks of the fact that they have found no weapons of mass destruction, he said "What's the difference?

I honestly think that George Bush has never understood that the world is real. Much worse than that is that our country has given him this power.

I also think that most people can understand this at some level, even if they're not paying attention to the details. I think it will bring him down.

[madison]

1. We spent $1,000,000 training Bush to be a pilot; why could he transfer...

One point the TV heads neglect to talk about is that the Texas Air National Guard spent ONE MILLION DOLLARS of OUR tax money training Bush to be a pilot.

So, after consuming all those tax dollars learning to fly, why was Bush permitted to transfer to the Alabama base, which had NO airplanes?

The Alabama base has been described as a kind of post office base.

So, even IF Bush had reported there, why was he even ALLOWED to leave the base where there were airplanes and transfer to a base with NO airplanes?

Where do we go to get a REFUND of our ONE MILLION DOLLARS in tax money spent training Bush to do a job he decided not to do? Why wasn't he forced to pay some of that money back?

[Karenina]

5. The *dauphin could pay it back easily

with the inherited moolah he earned off Auschwitz.

[Poiuyt]

2. Military is bush plaything

Great point! I get an image of george playing with toy soldiers on the floor of the Oval Office. I think that's how he really feels about the military.

[cryofan]

3. "Natl Guard was Bush's playground in 72-73 & his plaything in 2003-2004"

10 seconds till meme blastoff...9...8...7...

[Karenina]

4. THAT IS THE BEST LINE I'VE SEEN!!!

Gave me goose pimples, Enough! :toast: Short, sweet and PREGNANT!!!

Here, lemme do that again. :toast:

:yourock:

[Malva Zebrina]

6. this is a particularly poingnant post

and so effective in it's honesty.

Now, thirty years later, the same man uses the entire awesome power of the U.S. Military to do what he wants. Not what is needed or required, but what he wants.


He makes a decision and hundreds of thousands of lives are altered, billions of dollars are spent, and thousands of human beings die. And when asked by an interviewer some weeks ago about what he thinks of the fact that they have found no weapons of mass destruction, he said "What's the difference

:cry:

[Karenina]

7. Ask Mari333 what SHE thinks of this reply

"...that they have found no weapons of mass destruction, he said "What's the difference?"

THERE'S A BIG FUCKING HUGE DIFFERENCE WHEN YOUR LOVED ONES ARE GETTING SHIPPED OUT JUST TO BE KILLED OR MAIMED FOR A FUCKING LIE!!! :argh:

[enough]

8. I was thinking of Mari333 when I wrote that.

Her posts here have been heartbreaking and enraging. She reminds us what IS real about Bush's war.

[scarface2004]

9. good point